Thistle

#cfbbd2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a muted pink at 292 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #cfbbd2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfbbd2

RGB207, 187, 210

HSL292, 20%, 78%

HSV292, 11%, 82%

CMYK1%, 11%, 0%, 18%

Lab78.15, 11.2, -8.96

XYZ55.14, 53.46, 68.39

Decimal13614034

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone523 C

Shades of thistle

#bfa5c3 #b08fb5 #a079a6 #906497 #7b5581 #66476b #513855 #3c293f #271b28 #120c12

Tints of thistle

#d3c1d6 #d7c6da #dbccdd #dfd2e1 #e3d8e5 #e7dde9 #ebe3ed #efe9f0 #f3eff4 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#bed2bb Analogous#c3bbd2 Analogous#d2bbc9 Triadic#d2cfbb Triadic#bbd2cf Split complementary#cad2bb Split complementary#bbd2c3

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 11, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfbbd2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 11 0 18

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 14 4 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #cfbbd2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfbbd2; }
.text { color: #cfbbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbbd2; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cfbbd2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfbbd2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cfbbd2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cfbbd2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cfbbd2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.