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#CAAFBE

#caafbe ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#caafbe is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 68.63% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 5.94% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 20.3% saturation and 73.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.4693

Complementary

  1. #caafbe
  2. #afcabb

Split complementary

  1. #caafbe
  2. #b0caaf
  3. #afcac8

Analogous

  1. #c8afca
  2. #caafbe
  3. #caafb0

Triadic

  1. #caafbe
  2. #becaaf
  3. #afbeca

Tetradic

  1. #caafbe
  2. #cabbaf
  3. #afcabb
  4. #afbeca

Square

  1. #caafbe
  2. #cac8af
  3. #afcabb
  4. #afb0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #875973
  2. #ac8199
  3. #caafbe
  4. #e8dde3
  5. #f7f3f5

Shades

#caafbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caafbe
  2. #b69eab
  3. #a28c98
  4. #8d7b85
  5. #796972
  6. #65585f
  7. #51464c
  8. #3d3539
  9. #282326
  10. #141213
  11. #000000

Tints

#caafbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caafbe
  2. #cfb7c5
  3. #d5bfcb
  4. #dac7d2
  5. #dfcfd8
  6. #e5d7df
  7. #eadfe5
  8. #efe7ec
  9. #f4eff2
  10. #faf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caafbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caafbe
  2. #c3aab8
  3. #bba6b2
  4. #b4a1ab
  5. #ac9ca5
  6. #a5989f
  7. #9e9399
  8. #968e93
  9. #8f898c
  10. #878586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb3b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceafb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb2be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb4be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccafb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caafbe {
  color: #caafbe;
}
Background
.bg-caafbe {
  background-color: #caafbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caafbe {
  border: 2px solid #caafbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caafbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 175 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 20% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caafbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caafbe, #caafb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caafbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 175 190 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.51 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.18 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.07 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.94 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.17 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.28 #355041 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Thistle
#caafbe  rgb(202, 175, 190)  hsl(327, 20%, 74%)  Thistle
#afcabb  rgb(175, 202, 187)  hsl(147, 20%, 74%)  Opal
#becaaf  rgb(190, 202, 175)  hsl(87, 20%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#afbeca  rgb(175, 190, 202)  hsl(207, 20%, 74%)  Pastel Blue