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#CDADB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADB7

With the hex code #CDADB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDC3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green173
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CDADB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADB7.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADB7.
10.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B2B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B7B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ACB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADB7?

With the hex code #CDADB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADB7?

Use black text. Black on #CDADB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADB7?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDC3, and analogous partners are #CDADC7 and #CDB3AD.