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#CFB8CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFB8CF

#CFB8CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8CFB8 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green184
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CFB8CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB8CF.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB8CF.
11.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB8CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB8CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1BABF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB8CF?

#CFB8CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB8CF?

Use black text. Black on #CFB8CF has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB8CF?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFB8, and analogous partners are #C3B8CF and #CFB8C3.