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#CFB3CA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB3CA

With the hex code #CFB3CA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% 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 4.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3CFB8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green179
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #CFB3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3CA.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3CA.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BDC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB3CA?

With the hex code #CFB3CA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB3CA?

Use black text. Black on #CFB3CA has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB3CA?

Its complementary colour is #B3CFB8, and analogous partners are #C6B3CF and #CFB3BC.