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#CFAACD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAACD

With the hex code #CFAACD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AACFAC, 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 — 10.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green170
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 3.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #CFAACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAACD.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAACD.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ADB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAACD?

With the hex code #CFAACD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAACD?

Use black text. Black on #CFAACD has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAACD?

Its complementary colour is #AACFAC, and analogous partners are #BFAACF and #CFAABB.