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#CFB4BE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB4BE

#CFB4BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4CFC5 (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 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green180
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CFB4BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BE.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4BE.
10.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B3B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4BE?

#CFB4BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4BE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4BE has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4BE?

Its complementary colour is #B4CFC5, and analogous partners are #CFB4CB and #CFB8B4.