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#CDB2CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB2CC

#CDB2CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2CDB3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB2CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green178
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CDB2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2CC.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB2CC.
10.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB4BB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2CC?

#CDB2CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2CC?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2CC has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2CC?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDB3, and analogous partners are #C0B2CD and #CDB2BF.