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#CEB5BC

Silver · light warm pink

About #CEB5BC

#CEB5BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5CEC7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB5BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green181
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CEB5BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB5BC.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB5BC.
10.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB5BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB5BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B4B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB5BC?

#CEB5BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB5BC?

Use black text. Black on #CEB5BC has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB5BC?

Its complementary colour is #B5CEC7, and analogous partners are #CEB5C8 and #CEBBB5.