Palettes / Colors / #CDBECE

#CDBECE — Light Dusty Pink

#CDBECE 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 #CDBECE 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.

#CDBECE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C0CFBF; it also sits naturally between #C6BFCF and #CFBFC8. 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 75% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBECE

.text { color: #CDBECE; }
.background { background-color: #CDBECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0CFBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBECE

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 #CDBECE 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 #CDBECE 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

← #CDBECD  ·  #CDBECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBECE?

#CDBECE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 190, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBECE?

#CDBECE is RGB 205, 190, 206 — HSL 296°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDBECE?

Its complement is #C0CFBF; analogous partners are #C6BFCF and #CFBFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBECE for text?

Black text on #CDBECE has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.