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#CFABC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFABC2

#CFABC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABCFB8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFABC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #CFABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFABC2.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFABC2.
10.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB2C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ABB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFABC2?

#CFABC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFABC2?

Use black text. Black on #CFABC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFABC2?

Its complementary colour is #ABCFB8, and analogous partners are #CAABCF and #CFABB0.