#CDBFCB
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CDBFCB
#CDBFCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCDC1 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBFCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDBFCB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDBFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDBFCB?
#CDBFCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDBFCB?
Use black text. Black on #CDBFCB has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDBFCB?
Its complementary colour is #BFCDC1, and analogous partners are #C8BFCD and #CDBFC4.