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#CFACBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFACBC

With the hex code #CFACBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCFBF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green172
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #CFACBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB2BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ABB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACBC?

With the hex code #CFACBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACBC?

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

›What colours go with #CFACBC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFBF, and analogous partners are #CFACCE and #CFAEAC.