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#CDADC3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADC3

With the hex code #CDADC3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% 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 6.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDB7, 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 — 10.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green173
Blue195

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CDADC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC3.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC3.
10.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB3C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1AEB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADC3?

With the hex code #CDADC3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADC3?

Use black text. Black on #CDADC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADC3?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDB7, and analogous partners are #C7ADCD and #CDADB3.