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#CDADC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADC2

#CDADC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDB8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green173
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #CDADC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC2.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC2.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB3C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1AEB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADC2?

#CDADC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADC2?

Use black text. Black on #CDADC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADC2?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDB8, and analogous partners are #C8ADCD and #CDADB2.