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#CFBAB5

Greige · light warm pink

About #CFBAB5

#CFBAB5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 73% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5CACF (silver), 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 — 11.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green186
Blue181

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CFBAB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBAB5.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBAB5.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBAB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBAB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBCB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C0B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B7B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBAB5?

#CFBAB5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 73% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBAB5?

Use black text. Black on #CFBAB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBAB5?

Its complementary colour is #B5CACF, and analogous partners are #CFB5BD and #CFC7B5.