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#C8AFBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C8AFBB

#C8AFBB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 69% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFC8BC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green175
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #C8AFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8AFBB.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8AFBB.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8AFBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8AFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B3BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCAFB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8AFBB?

#C8AFBB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 69% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8AFBB?

Use black text. Black on #C8AFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8AFBB?

Its complementary colour is #AFC8BC, and analogous partners are #C8AFC8 and #C8B0AF.