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#CEB0BB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB0BB

#CEB0BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.4); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CEC3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB0BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green176
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #CEB0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BB.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BB.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB0BB?

#CEB0BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB0BB?

Use black text. Black on #CEB0BB has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB0BB?

Its complementary colour is #B0CEC3, and analogous partners are #CEB0CA and #CEB4B0.