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#CFAEBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAEBD

With the hex code #CFAEBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% 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 8.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECFC0, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green174
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #CFAEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAEBD.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAEBD.
10.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ADB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAEBD?

With the hex code #CFAEBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAEBD?

Use black text. Black on #CFAEBD has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAEBD?

Its complementary colour is #AECFC0, and analogous partners are #CFAECD and #CFB0AE.