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#CFB4BD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB4BD

With the hex code #CFB4BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4CFC6, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green180
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CFB4BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BD.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BD.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBCBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B3B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4BD?

With the hex code #CFB4BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4BD?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4BD has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4BD?

Its complementary colour is #B4CFC6, and analogous partners are #CFB4CB and #CFB9B4.