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#CFB3BA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB3BA

#CFB3BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.6); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3CFC8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB3BA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green179
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CFB3BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3BA.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3BA.
10.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB3BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB3BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B2B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB3BA?

#CFB3BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB3BA?

Use black text. Black on #CFB3BA has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB3BA?

Its complementary colour is #B3CFC8, and analogous partners are #CFB3C8 and #CFBAB3.