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#CFAECE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAECE

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

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECFAF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAECE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green174
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #CFAECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECE.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAECE.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB6CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B0B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAECE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CFAECE?

Use black text. Black on #CFAECE has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAECE?

Its complementary colour is #AECFAF, and analogous partners are #BFAECF and #CFAEBE.