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#CCB9BE

Silver · light neutral

About #CCB9BE

With the hex code #CCB9BE, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9CCC7, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green185
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CCB9BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB9BE.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCB9BE.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB9BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB9BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B8BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB9BE?

With the hex code #CCB9BE, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB9BE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB9BE has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB9BE?

Its complementary colour is #B9CCC7, and analogous partners are #CCB9C7 and #CCBEB9.