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#CCB7BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #CCB7BB

#CCB7BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CCC8 (silver), 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 — 11.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CCB7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB7BB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB7BB.
11.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B6B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB7BB?

#CCB7BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB7BB?

Use black text. Black on #CCB7BB has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B7CCC8, and analogous partners are #CCB7C5 and #CCBEB7.