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#C4AFBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C4AFBB

With the hex code #C4AFBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFC4B8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green175
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C4AFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C4AFBB.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C4AFBB.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4AFBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4AFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7AFB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4AFBB?

With the hex code #C4AFBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4AFBB?

Use black text. Black on #C4AFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4AFBB?

Its complementary colour is #AFC4B8, and analogous partners are #C3AFC4 and #C4AFB1.