Palettes / Colors / #CFAECE

#CFAECE — Light Dusty Pink

#CFAECE 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 #CFAECE 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.

#CFAECE 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 #AFD0B0; it also sits naturally between #C0AFD0 and #D0AFBE. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAECE

.text { color: #CFAECE; }
.background { background-color: #CFAECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD0B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAECE

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 #CFAECE 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 #CFAECE 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

← #CFAECD  ·  #CFAECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFAECE?

#CFAECE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 174, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAECE?

#CFAECE is RGB 207, 174, 206 — HSL 302°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFAECE?

Its complement is #AFD0B0; analogous partners are #C0AFD0 and #D0AFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAECE for text?

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