Palettes / Colors / #CFAECD

#CFAECD — Light Dusty Pink

#CFAECD 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 #CFAECD 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.

#CFAECD 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 #AFD0B1; it also sits naturally between #C1AFD0 and #D0AFBD. 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 1% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAECD

.text { color: #CFAECD; }
.background { background-color: #CFAECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFAECD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD0B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAECD

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 #CFAECD 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 #CFAECD 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

← #CFAECC  ·  #CFAECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFAECD?

#CFAECD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 174, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAECD?

#CFAECD is RGB 207, 174, 205 — HSL 304°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFAECD?

Its complement is #AFD0B1; analogous partners are #C1AFD0 and #D0AFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAECD for text?

Black text on #CFAECD has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.