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#CFAFBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFAFBF

With the hex code #CFAFBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCFBF, 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 — 10.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green175
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #CFAFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAFBF.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFAFBF.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B5C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAFBF?

With the hex code #CFAFBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAFBF?

Use black text. Black on #CFAFBF has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAFBF?

Its complementary colour is #AFCFBF, and analogous partners are #CFAFCF and #CFAFAF.