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#CEB0CA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB0CA

#CEB0CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CEB4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB0CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green176
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CEB0CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0CA.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0CA.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB0CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB0CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BAC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B2B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB0CA?

#CEB0CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB0CA?

Use black text. Black on #CEB0CA has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB0CA?

Its complementary colour is #B0CEB4, and analogous partners are #C3B0CE and #CEB0BB.