ColorXprez

#CEB0CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB0CC

#CEB0CC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0CEB2 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red206
Green176
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #CEB0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0CC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB0CC.
10.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BACB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B2B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB0CC?

#CEB0CC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB0CC?

Use black text. Black on #CEB0CC has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB0CC?

Its complementary colour is #B0CEB2, and analogous partners are #C1B0CE and #CEB0BD.