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#CFB5C8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB5C8

With the hex code #CFB5C8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5CFBC, 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 11.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green181
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CFB5C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB5C8.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB5C8.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB5C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB5C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBEC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B6BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB5C8?

With the hex code #CFB5C8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB5C8?

Use black text. Black on #CFB5C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB5C8?

Its complementary colour is #B5CFBC, and analogous partners are #C9B5CF and #CFB5BB.