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#CEAEBA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEAEBA

#CEAEBA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECEC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAEBA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green174
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CEAEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEBA.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEBA.
10.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEAEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B3BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B8B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEBA?

#CEAEBA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEBA?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEBA has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEBA?

Its complementary colour is #AECEC2, and analogous partners are #CEAECA and #CEB2AE.