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#CDAEC1

#cdaec1 ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cdaec1 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 68.24% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.12% magenta, 5.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 323.23°, with 23.66% saturation and 74.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.471

Complementary

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #aecdba

Split complementary

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #b1cdae
  3. #aecdc9

Analogous

  1. #c9aecd
  2. #cdaec1
  3. #cdaeb1

Triadic

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #c1cdae
  3. #aec1cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #cdbaae
  3. #aecdba
  4. #aec1cd

Square

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #cdc9ae
  3. #aecdba
  4. #aeb1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #8c5677
  2. #b07f9d
  3. #cdaec1
  4. #eadde5
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#cdaec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #b99dae
  3. #a48b9a
  4. #907a87
  5. #7b6874
  6. #675761
  7. #52464d
  8. #3e343a
  9. #292327
  10. #151113
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdaec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #d2b6c7
  3. #d7becd
  4. #dcc6d4
  5. #e1ceda
  6. #e6d7e0
  7. #ebdfe6
  8. #f0e7ec
  9. #f5eff3
  10. #faf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdaec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdaec1
  2. #c5a9bb
  3. #bea5b4
  4. #b6a0ae
  5. #ae9ca7
  6. #a797a1
  7. #9f929a
  8. #978e94
  9. #8f898d
  10. #888587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b3bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb4c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1aeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb2c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b4c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0aeb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdaec1 {
  color: #cdaec1;
}
Background
.bg-cdaec1 {
  background-color: #cdaec1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdaec1 {
  border: 2px solid #cdaec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdaec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 174 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdaec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdaec1, #cdaeb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdaec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 174 193 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.04 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.33 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.78 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.57 #32513e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#cdaec1  rgb(205, 174, 193)  hsl(323, 24%, 74%)  Thistle
#aecdba  rgb(174, 205, 186)  hsl(143, 24%, 74%)  Opal
#c1cdae  rgb(193, 205, 174)  hsl(83, 24%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#aec1cd  rgb(174, 193, 205)  hsl(203, 24%, 74%)  Pastel Blue