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#CAAFB8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAAFB8

With the hex code #CAAFB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCAC1, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green175
Blue184

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CAAFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAAFB8.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAAFB8.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B8B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAEB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAFB8?

With the hex code #CAAFB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAFB8?

Use black text. Black on #CAAFB8 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAFB8?

Its complementary colour is #AFCAC1, and analogous partners are #CAAFC6 and #CAB4AF.