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#CDAFCD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDAFCD

With the hex code #CDAFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% 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 6.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCDAF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green175
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #CDAFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFCD.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDAFCD.
10.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAFCD?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CDAFCD?

Use black text. Black on #CDAFCD has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAFCD?

Its complementary colour is #AFCDAF, and analogous partners are #BEAFCD and #CDAFBE.