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#CFBDD2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CFBDD2

With the hex code #CFBDD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0D2BD, 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 11.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green189
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #CFBDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBDD2.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBDD2.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC3D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BFC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDD2?

With the hex code #CFBDD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDD2?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDD2?

Its complementary colour is #C0D2BD, and analogous partners are #C5BDD2 and #D2BDCB.