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#CDB4BF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDB4BF

With the hex code #CDB4BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4CDC2, 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 — 10.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green180
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CDB4BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB4BF.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDB4BF.
10.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB4BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB4BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBCBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B4B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB4BF?

With the hex code #CDB4BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB4BF?

Use black text. Black on #CDB4BF has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB4BF?

Its complementary colour is #B4CDC2, and analogous partners are #CDB4CB and #CDB6B4.