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#CDB2C7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB2C7

With the hex code #CDB2C7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% 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 5.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2CDB8, 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 — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green178
Blue199

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #CDB2C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2C7.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2C7.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B8C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BBC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B3B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2C7?

With the hex code #CDB2C7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2C7?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2C7 has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2C7?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDB8, and analogous partners are #C5B2CD and #CDB2BA.