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#CEB5BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #CEB5BB

#CEB5BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5CEC8 (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 — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green181
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CEB5BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB5BB.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB5BB.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB5BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB5BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B4B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB5BB?

#CEB5BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB5BB?

Use black text. Black on #CEB5BB has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB5BB?

Its complementary colour is #B5CEC8, and analogous partners are #CEB5C7 and #CEBCB5.