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#CFB4BC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB4BC

#CFB4BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4CFC7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB4BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green180
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CFB4BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BC.
10.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B3B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4BC?

#CFB4BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4BC?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4BC has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4BC?

Its complementary colour is #B4CFC7, and analogous partners are #CFB4CA and #CFBAB4.