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#CDAFCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDAFCC

#CDAFCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCDB0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDAFCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green175
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #CDAFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFCC.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFCC.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAFCC?

#CDAFCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAFCC?

Use black text. Black on #CDAFCC has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAFCC?

Its complementary colour is #AFCDB0, and analogous partners are #BFAFCD and #CDAFBD.