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#CFB6BE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB6BE

With the hex code #CFB6BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6CFC7, 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 11.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green182
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CFB6BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6BE.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6BE.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6BE?

With the hex code #CFB6BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB6BE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6BE has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6BE?

Its complementary colour is #B6CFC7, and analogous partners are #CFB6CB and #CFBAB6.