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#CFB6CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB6CF

#CFB6CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6CFB6 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB6CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green182
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CFB6CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6CF.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB6CF.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6CF?

#CFB6CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB6CF?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6CF has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6CF?

Its complementary colour is #B6CFB6, and analogous partners are #C3B6CF and #CFB6C3.