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#CCB8BD

Silver · light neutral

About #CCB8BD

#CCB8BD is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8CCC7 (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 — 11.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green184
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CCB8BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB8BD.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB8BD.
11.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB8BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB8BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABBBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B7BA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB8BD?

#CCB8BD is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB8BD?

Use black text. Black on #CCB8BD has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB8BD?

Its complementary colour is #B8CCC7, and analogous partners are #CCB8C7 and #CCBDB8.