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#CDADCB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDADCB

#CDADCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDAF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green173
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #CDADCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDADCB.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDADCB.
10.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDADCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AFB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADCB?

#CDADCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADCB?

Use black text. Black on #CDADCB has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADCB?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDAF, and analogous partners are #BFADCD and #CDADBB.