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#CFB5BC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB5BC

With the hex code #CFB5BC, 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 10.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5CFC8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green181
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CFB5BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB5BC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB5BC.
10.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB5BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB5BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B4B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB5BC?

With the hex code #CFB5BC, 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 #CFB5BC?

Use black text. Black on #CFB5BC has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB5BC?

Its complementary colour is #B5CFC8, and analogous partners are #CFB5C9 and #CFBBB5.