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#C8B2BA

Silver · light warm pink

About #C8B2BA

With the hex code #C8B2BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2C8C0, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green178
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #C8B2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B2BA.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B2BA.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8B2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8B2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB1B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8B2BA?

With the hex code #C8B2BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8B2BA?

Use black text. Black on #C8B2BA has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8B2BA?

Its complementary colour is #B2C8C0, and analogous partners are #C8B2C5 and #C8B5B2.