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#CFA2B4

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFA2B4

With the hex code #CFA2B4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 64% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2CFBD, 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 9.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green162
Blue180

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #CFA2B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA2B4.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA2B4.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFA2B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFA2B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6AAB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B1B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6A1A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFA2B4?

With the hex code #CFA2B4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 64% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFA2B4?

Use black text. Black on #CFA2B4 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFA2B4?

Its complementary colour is #A2CFBD, and analogous partners are #CFA2CB and #CFA6A2.