Thistle

#cbb2c2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a muted pink at 322 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #cbb2c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbb2c2

RGB203, 178, 194

HSL322, 19%, 75%

HSV322, 12%, 80%

CMYK0%, 12%, 4%, 20%

Lab75.1, 11.74, -4.82

XYZ50.29, 48.43, 57.74

Decimal13349570

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone523 C

Shades of thistle

#bd9db1 #af88a1 #a17390 #90617f #7b536c #66455a #513748 #3c2935 #271a23 #120c10

Tints of thistle

#cfb9c7 #d4bfcd #d8c6d2 #ddcdd7 #e1d3dc #e6dae2 #eae0e7 #efe7ec #f3eef1 #f8f4f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#b2cbbb Analogous#c7b2cb Analogous#cbb2b6 Triadic#c2cbb2 Triadic#b2c2cb Split complementary#b6cbb2 Split complementary#b2cbc7

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 4, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbb2c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 4 20

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 8 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #cbb2c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbb2c2; }
.text { color: #cbb2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb2c2; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cbb2c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbb2c2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cbb2c2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cbb2c2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cbb2c2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.