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#CDADC0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADC0

With the hex code #CDADC0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDBA, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green173
Blue192

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #CDADC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC0.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC0.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB3C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ADB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADC0?

With the hex code #CDADC0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADC0?

Use black text. Black on #CDADC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADC0?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDBA, and analogous partners are #CAADCD and #CDADB0.