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#CEB2CB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB2CB

#CEB2CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2CEB5 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB2CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green178
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #CEB2CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2CB.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2CB.
10.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB2CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB2CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BCCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B4BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB2CB?

#CEB2CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB2CB?

Use black text. Black on #CEB2CB has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB2CB?

Its complementary colour is #B2CEB5, and analogous partners are #C3B2CE and #CEB2BD.