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#CEAEBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEAEBD

#CEAEBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECEBF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAEBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green174
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #CEAEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEBD.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEAEBD.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEAEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AEB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEBD?

#CEAEBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEBD?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEBD has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEBD?

Its complementary colour is #AECEBF, and analogous partners are #CEAECD and #CEAFAE.