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#CDADBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADBC

#CDADBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDBE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green173
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CDADBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBC.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBC.
10.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDADBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADBC?

#CDADBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADBC?

Use black text. Black on #CDADBC has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADBC?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDBE, and analogous partners are #CDADCC and #CDAEAD.