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#CCB8BF

Silver · light warm pink

About #CCB8BF

With the hex code #CCB8BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CCC5, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green184
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CCB8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB8BF.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB8BF.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABBBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B7BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB8BF?

With the hex code #CCB8BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB8BF?

Use black text. Black on #CCB8BF has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB8BF?

Its complementary colour is #B8CCC5, and analogous partners are #CCB8C9 and #CCBBB8.