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#CDB2CF — Light Dusty Pink

#CDB2CF 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 #CDB2CF 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.

#CDB2CF 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 #B3CEB1; it also sits naturally between #BDB1CE and #CEB1C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDB2CF · RGB 205, 178, 207

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Color values

HEX#CDB2CF
RGB205, 178, 207
HSL296°, 23%, 75%
HSV296°, 14%, 81%
CMYK1%, 14%, 0%, 19%
XYZ52.36, 49.32, 65.79
Yxy49.32, 0.3126, 0.2945
CIE-Lab75.65, 14.82, -11.06
Hunter Lab70.23, 14.14, -10.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDB2CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDB2CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDB2CF

.text { color: #CDB2CF; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 23%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDB2CF

#BE9BC0#AF85B2#A16FA5#905C93#7A4F7D#623F64#4C314E#372338#221623#0C080D

Tints of #CDB2CF

#D0B7D2#D4BDD6#D8C3DA#DCCADE#E2D3E4#E6D9E7#EBE0EB#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F2F7

Tones of #CDB2CF

#CAB3CC#C8B5C9#C6B7C8#C5B9C6#C3BBC4#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CEB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CDB2CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2CF

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 #CDB2CF: ·

How #CDB2CF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1C8Deuteranopia · #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 #CDB2CF 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#C5B8D9#DAB8D3#CFADC1#C9ACDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDB2CE  ·  #CDB2D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2CF?

#CDB2CF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 178, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2CF?

#CDB2CF is RGB 205, 178, 207 — HSL 296°, 23%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 14%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDB2CF?

Its complement is #B3CEB1; analogous partners are #BDB1CE and #CEB1C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2CF for text?

Black text on #CDB2CF has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.