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#CFB6CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB6CD

With the hex code #CFB6CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% 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 3.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6CFB8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green182
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CFB6CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6CD.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6CD.
11.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B8BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6CD?

With the hex code #CFB6CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB6CD?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6CD has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6CD?

Its complementary colour is #B6CFB8, and analogous partners are #C4B6CF and #CFB6C1.