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#CDAFCC — Light Dusty Pink

#CDAFCC 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 #CDAFCC 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.

#CDAFCC is a warm-leaning 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 #B1CEB2; it also sits naturally between #C0B1CE and #CEB1BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDAFCC · RGB 205, 175, 204

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Color values

HEX#CDAFCC
RGB205, 175, 204
HSL302°, 23%, 75%
HSV302°, 15%, 80%
CMYK0%, 15%, 0%, 20%
XYZ51.41, 48.00, 63.68
Yxy48.00, 0.3152, 0.2943
CIE-Lab74.82, 15.89, -10.66
Hunter Lab69.28, 15.14, -10.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDAFCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDAFCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDAFCC

.text { color: #CDAFCC; }
.background { background-color: #CDAFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 175, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 23%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 175, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 175, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDAFCC

#C09BBF#B285B1#A56FA3#935C92#7D4F7C#643F63#4E314D#382338#231622#0D080C

Tints of #CDAFCC

#D2B7D1#D6BDD5#DAC3D9#DECADD#E4D3E3#E7D9E7#EBE0EB#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F2F7

Tones of #CDAFCC

#CCB3CB#C9B5C9#C8B7C7#C6B9C5#C4BBC3#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1CEB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDAFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAFCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDAFCC: ·

How #CDAFCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0C5Deuteranopia · #C2C4C3Tritanopia · #CCBFBE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #7743DB
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6

Similar colors

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

#C5B0CD#C3ACD0#C5B3D3#CFADC1#C8ACD6#C7AED6#C9BBCF#D7ACD4#C3AED6#C9A3C3#DAB8D3#D8B9C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDAFCB  ·  #CDAFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAFCC?

#CDAFCC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 175, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAFCC?

#CDAFCC is RGB 205, 175, 204 — HSL 302°, 23%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAFCC?

Its complement is #B1CEB2; analogous partners are #C0B1CE and #CEB1BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAFCC for text?

Black text on #CDAFCC has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.