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#CFAABD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAABD

#CFAABD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AACFBC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAABD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green170
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CFAABD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABD.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAABD.
10.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAABD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AAB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAABD?

#CFAABD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAABD?

Use black text. Black on #CFAABD has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAABD?

Its complementary colour is #AACFBC, and analogous partners are #CFAACF and #CFAAAB.