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#CDAFBE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDAFBE

With the hex code #CDAFBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCDBE, 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 10.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green175
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #CDAFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFBE.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFBE.
10.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAFBE?

With the hex code #CDAFBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAFBE?

Use black text. Black on #CDAFBE has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAFBE?

Its complementary colour is #AFCDBE, and analogous partners are #CDAFCD and #CDAFAF.