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#CFB4C8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB4C8

#CFB4C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4CFBB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB4C8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green180
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #CFB4C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4C8.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4C8.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABDC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B5BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4C8?

#CFB4C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4C8?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4C8?

Its complementary colour is #B4CFBB, and analogous partners are #C8B4CF and #CFB4BB.