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#CEB8D2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CEB8D2

With the hex code #CEB8D2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 72% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCD2B8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green184
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #CEB8D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB8D2.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB8D2.
11.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB8D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB8D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BDD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAC0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFBAC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB8D2?

With the hex code #CEB8D2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 72% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB8D2?

Use black text. Black on #CEB8D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB8D2?

Its complementary colour is #BCD2B8, and analogous partners are #C1B8D2 and #D2B8C9.