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#CDB6BC

Silver · light warm pink

About #CDB6BC

#CDB6BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6CDC7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB6BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green182
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CDB6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB6BC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB6BC.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB6BC?

#CDB6BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB6BC?

Use black text. Black on #CDB6BC has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB6BC?

Its complementary colour is #B6CDC7, and analogous partners are #CDB6C8 and #CDBBB6.