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#CDB0BF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB0BF

#CDB0BF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CDBE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB0BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green176
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CDB0BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0BF.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0BF.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB0BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB0BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B5C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B0B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB0BF?

#CDB0BF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB0BF?

Use black text. Black on #CDB0BF has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB0BF?

Its complementary colour is #B0CDBE, and analogous partners are #CDB0CD and #CDB0B1.