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#CDB2CE — Light Dusty Pink

#CDB2CE 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 #CDB2CE 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.

#CDB2CE 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 #B2CDB1; it also sits naturally between #BEB1CD and #CDB1C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDB2CE · RGB 205, 178, 206

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Color values

HEX#CDB2CE
RGB205, 178, 206
HSL298°, 22%, 75%
HSV298°, 14%, 81%
CMYK0%, 14%, 0%, 19%
XYZ52.24, 49.28, 65.15
Yxy49.28, 0.3134, 0.2957
CIE-Lab75.62, 14.64, -10.56
Hunter Lab70.20, 13.96, -10.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDB2CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDB2CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDB2CE

.text { color: #CDB2CE; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDB2CE

#BE9BBF#B086B1#A270A4#905D92#7B507C#624064#4D324E#372438#221622#0C080C

Tints of #CDB2CE

#D0B7D1#D4BED5#D8C4D9#DDCADD#E3D3E3#E7DAE7#EBE0EB#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CDB2CE

#CBB3CB#C9B5C9#C7B7C8#C5BAC5#C3BBC3#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2CDB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDB2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2CE

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 #CDB2CE: ·

How #CDB2CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1C7Deuteranopia · #C3C5C6Tritanopia · #CCC2C1

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 #CDB2CE rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
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#C5B3D3#C9BBCF#C7AED6#C8ACD6#C3ACD0#D7ACD4#C3AED6#CFADC1#C5B8D9#DAB8D3#C9ACDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDB2CD  ·  #CDB2CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2CE?

#CDB2CE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 178, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2CE?

#CDB2CE is RGB 205, 178, 206 — HSL 298°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDB2CE?

Its complement is #B2CDB1; analogous partners are #BEB1CD and #CDB1C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2CE for text?

Black text on #CDB2CE has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.