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#CDB7BD

Silver · light warm pink

About #CDB7BD

#CDB7BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CDC7 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green183
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CDB7BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB7BD.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDB7BD.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB7BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB7BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B6B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB7BD?

#CDB7BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB7BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDB7BD has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB7BD?

Its complementary colour is #B7CDC7, and analogous partners are #CDB7C8 and #CDBCB7.