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#CDB7BA

Silver · light warm pink

About #CDB7BA

#CDB7BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CDCA (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green183
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CDB7BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB7BA.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB7BA.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB7BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB7BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B6B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB7BA?

#CDB7BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB7BA?

Use black text. Black on #CDB7BA has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB7BA?

Its complementary colour is #B7CDCA, and analogous partners are #CDB7C5 and #CDBFB7.