#CDAEBE
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CDAEBE
#CDAEBE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECDBD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDAEBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDAEBE
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How #CDAEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDAEBE?
#CDAEBE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDAEBE?
Use black text. Black on #CDAEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDAEBE?
Its complementary colour is #AECDBD, and analogous partners are #CCAECD and #CDAEAF.