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#CFAACE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAACE

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

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AACFAB (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 10.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green170
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 3.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CFAACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAACE.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAACE.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ADB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAACE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CFAACE?

Use black text. Black on #CFAACE has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAACE?

Its complementary colour is #AACFAB, and analogous partners are #BEAACF and #CFAABB.