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#CEB0BC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB0BC

With the hex code #CEB0BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CEC2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green176
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CEB0BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BC.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB0BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB0BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B5BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB0BC?

With the hex code #CEB0BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB0BC?

Use black text. Black on #CEB0BC has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB0BC?

Its complementary colour is #B0CEC2, and analogous partners are #CEB0CB and #CEB3B0.