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#CFAFCF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFAFCF

#CFAFCF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% 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 #AFCFAF (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 — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green175
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #CFAFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAFCF.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFAFCF.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B1BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAFCF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CFAFCF?

Use black text. Black on #CFAFCF has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAFCF?

Its complementary colour is #AFCFAF, and analogous partners are #BFAFCF and #CFAFBF.