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#CFBDCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFBDCC

With the hex code #CFBDCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% 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 6.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCFC0, 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green189
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CFBDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBDCC.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBDCC.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C3CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1BEC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDCC?

With the hex code #CFBDCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDCC?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDCC has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDCC?

Its complementary colour is #BDCFC0, and analogous partners are #C9BDCF and #CFBDC3.