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#CFBED1

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CFBED1

With the hex code #CFBED1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 9% 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 4.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0D1BE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green190
Blue209

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #CFBED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBED1.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBED1.
11.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC2D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBED1?

With the hex code #CFBED1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBED1?

Use black text. Black on #CFBED1 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBED1?

Its complementary colour is #C0D1BE, and analogous partners are #C6BED1 and #D1BECA.