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#CFB3BC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB3BC

#CFB3BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 70% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% 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 #B3CFC6 (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 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green179
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CFB3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3BC.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3BC.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B2B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB3BC?

#CFB3BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 70% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB3BC?

Use black text. Black on #CFB3BC has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB3BC?

Its complementary colour is #B3CFC6, and analogous partners are #CFB3CA and #CFB8B3.