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#CFAECD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAECD

#CFAECD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AECFB0 (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 — 10.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green174
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CFAECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECD.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECD.
10.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB5CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAECD?

#CFAECD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAECD?

Use black text. Black on #CFAECD has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAECD?

Its complementary colour is #AECFB0, and analogous partners are #C1AECF and #CFAEBD.