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#CFACBE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFACBE

#CFACBE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCFBD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFACBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green172
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #CFACBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFACBE.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFACBE.
10.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACBE?

#CFACBE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACBE?

Use black text. Black on #CFACBE has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFACBE?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFBD, and analogous partners are #CEACCF and #CFACAD.