Palettes / Colors / #CBAFCF

#CBAFCF — Light Dusty Pink

#CBAFCF 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 #CBAFCF 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.

#CBAFCF 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 #B3CFAF; it also sits naturally between #BCAFCF and #CFAFC3. 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 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBAFCF

.text { color: #CBAFCF; }
.background { background-color: #CBAFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 175, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 25%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 175, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 175, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBAFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAFCF

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 #CBAFCF 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 #CBAFCF 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

← #CBAFCE  ·  #CBAFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAFCF?

#CBAFCF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 175, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAFCF?

#CBAFCF is RGB 203, 175, 207 — HSL 293°, 25%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 15%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBAFCF?

Its complement is #B3CFAF; analogous partners are #BCAFCF and #CFAFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAFCF for text?

Black text on #CBAFCF has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.