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#CEB1CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB1CD

With the hex code #CEB1CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1CEB2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green177
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #CEB1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB1CD.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB1CD.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B3BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB1CD?

With the hex code #CEB1CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB1CD?

Use black text. Black on #CEB1CD has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB1CD?

Its complementary colour is #B1CEB2, and analogous partners are #C1B1CE and #CEB1BF.