Thistle

#c8a4bf

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 315 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #c8a4bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a4bf

RGB200, 164, 191

HSL315, 25%, 71%

HSV315, 18%, 78%

CMYK0%, 18%, 4%, 22%

Lab71.28, 17.78, -8.86

XYZ46.5, 42.59, 55.06

Decimal13149375

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone522 C

Shades of thistle

#bb8fb0 #af7aa2 #a26693 #905782 #7b4a6f #663e5c #513149 #3d2537 #281824 #130c11

Tints of thistle

#cdacc5 #d2b4ca #d6bcd0 #dbc4d5 #e0ccdb #e5d4e1 #eadce6 #efe4ec #f3ecf2 #f8f4f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#a4c8ad Analogous#bfa4c8 Analogous#c8a4ad Triadic#bfc8a4 Triadic#a4bfc8 Split complementary#adc8a4 Split complementary#a4c8bf

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 4, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a4bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 4 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 8 28

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 #c8a4bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a4bf; }
.text { color: #c8a4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a4bf; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8a4bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a4bf 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 #c8a4bf 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 #c8a4bf 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #c8a4bf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.