#CFB4D4
Thistle · light cool pink
About #CFB4D4
#CFB4D4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9D4B4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB4D4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFB4D4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CFB4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFB4D4?
#CFB4D4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFB4D4?
Use black text. Black on #CFB4D4 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFB4D4?
Its complementary colour is #B9D4B4, and analogous partners are #BFB4D4 and #D4B4C9.