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#CBAFBE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBAFBE

#CBAFBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFCBBC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green175
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CBAFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBAFBE.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBAFBE.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBAFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBAFBE?

#CBAFBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBAFBE?

Use black text. Black on #CBAFBE has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBAFBE?

Its complementary colour is #AFCBBC, and analogous partners are #CAAFCB and #CBAFB0.