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#CDB0BD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB0BD

With the hex code #CDB0BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CDC0, 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 — 10.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green176
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CDB0BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0BD.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0BD.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB0BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB0BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B5BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB0BD?

With the hex code #CDB0BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB0BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDB0BD has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB0BD?

Its complementary colour is #B0CDC0, and analogous partners are #CDB0CC and #CDB2B0.