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#CEBFD0

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CEBFD0

#CEBFD0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1D0BF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEBFD0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green191
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #CEBFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEBFD0.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEBFD0.
11.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFC0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBFD0?

#CEBFD0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBFD0?

Use black text. Black on #CEBFD0 has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBFD0?

Its complementary colour is #C1D0BF, and analogous partners are #C6BFD0 and #D0BFC9.