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#CEB2C2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB2C2

#CEB2C2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2CEBE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB2C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green178
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CEB2C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2C2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2C2.
10.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB2C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB2C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B7C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BBC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B2B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB2C2?

#CEB2C2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB2C2?

Use black text. Black on #CEB2C2 has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB2C2?

Its complementary colour is #B2CEBE, and analogous partners are #CCB2CE and #CEB2B4.