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#CDADBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADBF

#CDADBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDBB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green173
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #CDADBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBF.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBF.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDADBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ADB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADBF?

#CDADBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADBF?

Use black text. Black on #CDADBF has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADBF?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDBB, and analogous partners are #CBADCD and #CDADAF.