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#CDB6BD

Silver · light warm pink

About #CDB6BD

With the hex code #CDB6BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6CDC6, 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 — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green182
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CDB6BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB6BD.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB6BD.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB6BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB6BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB6BD?

With the hex code #CDB6BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB6BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDB6BD has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB6BD?

Its complementary colour is #B6CDC6, and analogous partners are #CDB6C9 and #CDBAB6.