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#CFACBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFACBD

#CFACBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCFBE (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green172
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CFACBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB2BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACBD?

#CFACBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACBD?

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

›What colours go with #CFACBD?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFBE, and analogous partners are #CFACCE and #CFADAC.