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#CFBAD2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CFBAD2

With the hex code #CFBAD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 73% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD2BA, 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 11.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green186
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CFBAD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBAD2.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBAD2.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBAD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBAD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BFD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC1D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBAD2?

With the hex code #CFBAD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 73% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBAD2?

Use black text. Black on #CFBAD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBAD2?

Its complementary colour is #BDD2BA, and analogous partners are #C3BAD2 and #D2BAC9.