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#CFAFBA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAFBA

#CFAFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.7), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFCFC4 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green175
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CFAFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAFBA.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAFBA.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5AEB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAFBA?

#CFAFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAFBA?

Use black text. Black on #CFAFBA has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAFBA?

Its complementary colour is #AFCFC4, and analogous partners are #CFAFCA and #CFB4AF.