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#CCB5BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #CCB5BB

#CCB5BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5CCC6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCB5BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green181
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CCB5BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB5BB.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB5BB.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB5BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB5BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B4B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB5BB?

#CCB5BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB5BB?

Use black text. Black on #CCB5BB has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB5BB?

Its complementary colour is #B5CCC6, and analogous partners are #CCB5C7 and #CCBBB5.