Palettes / Colors / #CFAECB

#CFAECB — Light Dusty Pink

#CFAECB 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 #CFAECB 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.

#CFAECB 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 #AFD0B3; it also sits naturally between #C3AFD0 and #D0AFBB. 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 68% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAECB

.text { color: #CFAECB; }
.background { background-color: #CFAECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD0B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAECB

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 #CFAECB 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 #CFAECB 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

← #CFAECA  ·  #CFAECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFAECB?

#CFAECB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 174, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAECB?

#CFAECB is RGB 207, 174, 203 — HSL 307°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFAECB?

Its complement is #AFD0B3; analogous partners are #C3AFD0 and #D0AFBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAECB for text?

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