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#CFB4CB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB4CB

#CFB4CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4CFB8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB4CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green180
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CFB4CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4CB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB4CB.
11.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3BACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BDCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B5BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4CB?

#CFB4CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4CB?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4CB has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4CB?

Its complementary colour is #B4CFB8, and analogous partners are #C6B4CF and #CFB4BD.