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#CFAABA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAABA

#CFAABA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AACFBF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAABA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green170
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CFAABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABA.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABA.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB0BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5A9AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAABA?

#CFAABA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAABA?

Use black text. Black on #CFAABA has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAABA?

Its complementary colour is #AACFBF, and analogous partners are #CFAACD and #CFADAA.