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#CFBFCD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CFBFCD

With the hex code #CFBFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 6.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFCFC1, 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 — 11.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green191
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CFBFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBFCD.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFBFCD.
11.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C0C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFCD?

With the hex code #CFBFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBFCD?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFCD has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFCD?

Its complementary colour is #BFCFC1, and analogous partners are #C9BFCF and #CFBFC5.