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#CDB2BF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB2BF

#CDB2BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CDC0 (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 — 10.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green178
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CDB2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2BF.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2BF.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B7C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABBBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B2B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2BF?

#CDB2BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2BF?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2BF has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2BF?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDC0, and analogous partners are #CDB2CD and #CDB3B2.