Palettes / Colors / #CFABCF

#CFABCF — Light Dusty Pink

#CFABCF is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CFABCF 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.

#CFABCF 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 #ABCFAB; it also sits naturally between #BDABCF and #CFABBD. 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 81% · Green 67% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFABCF

.text { color: #CFABCF; }
.background { background-color: #CFABCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFABCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFABCF

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 #CFABCF 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 #CFABCF 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

← #CFABCE  ·  #CFABD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFABCF?

#CFABCF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 171, 207). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABCF?

#CFABCF is RGB 207, 171, 207 — HSL 300°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFABCF?

Its complement is #ABCFAB; analogous partners are #BDABCF and #CFABBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFABCF for text?

Black text on #CFABCF has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.