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#BDA8B2

Silver · light warm pink

About #BDA8B2

#BDA8B2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 11.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8BDB3 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green168
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BDA8B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDA8B2.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDA8B2.
9.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA8B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA8B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9ACB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEAFB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A8AB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA8B2?

#BDA8B2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA8B2?

Use black text. Black on #BDA8B2 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA8B2?

Its complementary colour is #A8BDB3, and analogous partners are #BDA8BC and #BDA9A8.