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#CDB2CC — Light Dusty Pink

#CDB2CC is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDB2CC 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.

#CDB2CC is a warm-leaning 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 #B2CDB3; it also sits naturally between #C0B2CD and #CDB2BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDB2CC · RGB 205, 178, 204

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Color values

HEX#CDB2CC
RGB205, 178, 204
HSL302°, 21%, 75%
HSV302°, 13%, 80%
CMYK0%, 13%, 0%, 20%
XYZ52.00, 49.18, 63.88
Yxy49.18, 0.3150, 0.2980
CIE-Lab75.56, 14.26, -9.56
Hunter Lab70.13, 13.58, -9.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDB2CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDB2CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDB2CC

.text { color: #CDB2CC; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDB2CC

#BF9CBD#B087AF#A271A1#915F8F#7B517A#634062#4D324C#382437#221622#0C080C

Tints of #CDB2CC

#D1B8D0#D5BED4#D9C4D8#DDCBDC#E3D4E2#E7DAE6#EBE0EA#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CDB2CC

#CBB4CA#C9B6C8#C7B8C6#C5BAC5#C3BBC3#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2CDB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDB2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDB2CC: ·

How #CDB2CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1C6Deuteranopia · #C3C5C4Tritanopia · #CCC1C0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDB2CC rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188

Similar colors

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

#C5B0CD#C9BBCF#C5B3D3#CFADC1#C7AED6#C3ACD0#C8ACD6#D7ACD4#C3AED6#D8B9C3#DAB8D3#C5B8D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDB2CB  ·  #CDB2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2CC?

#CDB2CC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 178, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2CC?

#CDB2CC is RGB 205, 178, 204 — HSL 302°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDB2CC?

Its complement is #B2CDB3; analogous partners are #C0B2CD and #CDB2BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2CC for text?

Black text on #CDB2CC has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.