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#CDAFCE — Light Dusty Pink

#CDAFCE 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 #CDAFCE 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.

#CDAFCE 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 #B1CFB0; it also sits naturally between #BEB0CF and #CFB0C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDAFCE · RGB 205, 175, 206

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Color values

HEX#CDAFCE
RGB205, 175, 206
HSL298°, 24%, 75%
HSV298°, 15%, 81%
CMYK0%, 15%, 0%, 19%
XYZ51.65, 48.10, 64.95
Yxy48.10, 0.3136, 0.2920
CIE-Lab74.89, 16.27, -11.66
Hunter Lab69.35, 15.52, -11.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDAFCE

.text { color: #CDAFCE; }
.background { background-color: #CDAFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 175, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 24%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 175, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 175, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDAFCE

#C09AC1#B284B3#A46EA6#935B95#7D4E7E#643E65#4E304F#382339#221523#0C080D

Tints of #CDAFCE

#D1B6D2#D5BDD6#D9C3DA#DDC9DE#E3D3E4#E7D9E8#EBDFEC#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F2F7

Tones of #CDAFCE

#CCB2CD#C9B4CA#C8B6C8#C5B9C6#C3BBC4#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1CFB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDAFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAFCE

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 #CDAFCE: ·

How #CDAFCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0C6Deuteranopia · #C2C4C5Tritanopia · #CCC1BF

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 #CDAFCE rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #7743DB

Similar colors

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

#C5B0CD#C8ACD6#C7AED6#C5B3D3#C3ACD0#D7ACD4#C9BBCF#C3AED6#CFADC1#C9ACDD#C5B8D9#DAB8D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDAFCD  ·  #CDAFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAFCE?

#CDAFCE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 175, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAFCE?

#CDAFCE is RGB 205, 175, 206 — HSL 298°, 24%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDAFCE?

Its complement is #B1CFB0; analogous partners are #BEB0CF and #CFB0C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAFCE for text?

Black text on #CDAFCE has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.