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#CDB0CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB0CC

With the hex code #CDB0CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CDB1, 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 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green176
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #CDB0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0CC.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0CC.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BACB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB2B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB0CC?

With the hex code #CDB0CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB0CC?

Use black text. Black on #CDB0CC has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB0CC?

Its complementary colour is #B0CDB1, and analogous partners are #C0B0CD and #CDB0BE.