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#CEB0BE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB0BE

#CEB0BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CEC0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB0BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green176
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #CEB0BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BE.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0BE.
10.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB0BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB0BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B5BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB0BE?

#CEB0BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB0BE?

Use black text. Black on #CEB0BE has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB0BE?

Its complementary colour is #B0CEC0, and analogous partners are #CEB0CD and #CEB1B0.