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#C5B2BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #C5B2BB

#C5B2BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 70% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2C5BC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red197
Green178
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #C5B2BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C5B2BB.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C5B2BB.
10.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5B2BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5B2BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8B2B5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5B2BB?

#C5B2BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 70% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C5B2BB?

Use black text. Black on #C5B2BB has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5B2BB?

Its complementary colour is #B2C5BC, and analogous partners are #C5B2C5 and #C5B3B2.