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#CFAABB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAABB

With the hex code #CFAABB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AACFBE, 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 — 10.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green170
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #CFAABB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABB.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABB.
10.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAABB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB0BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5A9B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAABB?

With the hex code #CFAABB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAABB?

Use black text. Black on #CFAABB has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAABB?

Its complementary colour is #AACFBE, and analogous partners are #CFAACE and #CFABAA.