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#CCB7BE

Silver · light warm pink

About #CCB7BE

#CCB7BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CCC5 (silver), 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 11.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green183
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CCB7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB7BE.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB7BE.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B6B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB7BE?

#CCB7BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB7BE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB7BE has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB7BE?

Its complementary colour is #B7CCC5, and analogous partners are #CCB7C9 and #CCBBB7.