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#CFA5BA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFA5BA

With the hex code #CFA5BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 65% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5CFBA, 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 9.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green165
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #CFA5BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA5BA.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA5BA.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFA5BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFA5BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8ADBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5A5AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFA5BA?

With the hex code #CFA5BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 65% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFA5BA?

Use black text. Black on #CFA5BA has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFA5BA?

Its complementary colour is #A5CFBA, and analogous partners are #CFA5CF and #CFA5A5.