#CDB7B2
Greige · light warm pink
About #CDB7B2
#CDB7B2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2C8CD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB7B2 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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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDB7B2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDB7B2?
#CDB7B2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDB7B2?
Use black text. Black on #CDB7B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDB7B2?
Its complementary colour is #B2C8CD, and analogous partners are #CDB2BA and #CDC5B2.