Close to Puce
#CA85AA
#CA85AA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 52.2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CA85AA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.45:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.45:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CA85AA as they’d see it.
#CA85AA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CA85AA
What color is #CA85AA?
#CA85AA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 52.2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CA85AA in RGB?
#CA85AA is rgb(202, 133, 170): 202 red, 133 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CA85AA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 16, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CA85AA?
PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CA85AA?
Its complement #61A883 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.