#CDB4BE
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CDB4BE
#CDB4BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4CDC3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB4BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDB4BE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDB4BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDB4BE?
#CDB4BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDB4BE?
Use black text. Black on #CDB4BE has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDB4BE?
Its complementary colour is #B4CDC3, and analogous partners are #CDB4CB and #CDB6B4.