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#CFAABC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAABC

#CFAABC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AACFBD (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green170
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #CFAABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABC.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABC.
10.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5AAB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAABC?

#CFAABC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAABC?

Use black text. Black on #CFAABC has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAABC?

Its complementary colour is #AACFBD, and analogous partners are #CFAACF and #CFABAA.