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#CDADC8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADC8

#CDADC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDB2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green173
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #CDADC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC8.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADC8.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB4C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B8C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AFB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADC8?

#CDADC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADC8?

Use black text. Black on #CDADC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADC8?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDB2, and analogous partners are #C2ADCD and #CDADB8.