Palettes / Colors / #CDABD0

#CDABD0 — Light Dusty Pink

#CDABD0 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CDABD0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDABD0 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADCFAA; it also sits naturally between #BAAACF and #CFAAC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 67% · Blue 82%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CDABD0

.text { color: #CDABD0; }
.background { background-color: #CDABD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDABD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 171, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 28%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDABD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 171, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDABD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 171, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDABD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDABD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADCFAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDABD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDABD0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CDABD0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDABD0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDABCF  ·  #CDABD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDABD0?

#CDABD0 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 171, 208). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDABD0?

#CDABD0 is RGB 205, 171, 208 — HSL 295°, 28%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 18%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #CDABD0?

Its complement is #ADCFAA; analogous partners are #BAAACF and #CFAAC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDABD0 for text?

Black text on #CDABD0 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.