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#CFACCE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFACCE

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

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCFAD, 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 10.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green172
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CFACCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACCE.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACCE.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB4CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AFB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACCE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CFACCE?

Use black text. Black on #CFACCE has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFACCE?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFAD, and analogous partners are #BFACCF and #CFACBC.