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#CDAECE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CDAECE

With the hex code #CDAECE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCEAE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green174
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CDAECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDAECE.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDAECE.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAECE?

With the hex code #CDAECE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAECE?

Use black text. Black on #CDAECE has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAECE?

Its complementary colour is #AFCEAE, and analogous partners are #BDAECE and #CEAEBF.