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#CDBDCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDBDCC

#CDBDCC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.4), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDCDBE (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green189
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CDBDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDBDCC.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDBDCC.
11.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C2CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEBEC2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBDCC?

#CDBDCC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBDCC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBDCC has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBDCC?

Its complementary colour is #BDCDBE, and analogous partners are #C6BDCD and #CDBDC4.