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#CDB0CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB0CD

#CDB0CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0CDB0 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green176
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CDB0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0CD.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB0CD.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB7CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB2BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB0CD?

#CDB0CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB0CD?

Use black text. Black on #CDB0CD has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB0CD?

Its complementary colour is #B0CDB0, and analogous partners are #BFB0CD and #CDB0BF.