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#CFAECB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAECB

#CFAECB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECFB2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAECB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green174
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CFAECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECB.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECB.
10.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB5CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAECB?

#CFAECB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAECB?

Use black text. Black on #CFAECB has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAECB?

Its complementary colour is #AECFB2, and analogous partners are #C3AECF and #CFAEBB.