Palettes / Colors / #CEBECD

#CEBECD — Light Dusty Pink

#CEBECD 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 #CEBECD 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.

#CEBECD is a warm-leaning 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 #BFCFC0; it also sits naturally between #C8BFCF and #CFBFC6. 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 81% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

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 #CEBECD

.text { color: #CEBECD; }
.background { background-color: #CEBECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 190, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 190, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 190, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBECD

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 #CEBECD 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 #CEBECD 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

← #CEBECC  ·  #CEBECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBECD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBECD?

#CEBECD is RGB 206, 190, 205 — HSL 304°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBECD?

Its complement is #BFCFC0; analogous partners are #C8BFCF and #CFBFC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBECD for text?

Black text on #CEBECD has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.