Palettes / Colors / #CBAFCD

#CBAFCD — Light Dusty Pink

#CBAFCD is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CBAFCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CBAFCD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3CEB1; it also sits naturally between #BDB1CE and #CEB1C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CBAFCD

.text { color: #CBAFCD; }
.background { background-color: #CBAFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 175, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 23%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 175, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 175, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBAFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBAFCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CEB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBAFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAFCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CBAFCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBAFCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBAFCC  ·  #CBAFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAFCD?

#CBAFCD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 175, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAFCD?

#CBAFCD is RGB 203, 175, 205 — HSL 296°, 23%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAFCD?

Its complement is #B3CEB1; analogous partners are #BDB1CE and #CEB1C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAFCD for text?

Black text on #CBAFCD has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.