Close to Thistle
#CEAEBE
#CEAEBE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CEAEBE.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.01:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.42:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.01:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.42:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CEAEBE as they’d see it.
#CEAEBE 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 #CEAEBE
What color is #CEAEBE?
#CEAEBE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CEAEBE in RGB?
#CEAEBE is rgb(206, 174, 190): 206 red, 174 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CEAEBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 8, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CEAEBE?
PANTONE 256 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CEAEBE?
Its complement #9EBEAE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.