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#CEB8BC

Silver · light warm pink

About #CEB8BC

#CEB8BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8CECA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB8BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green184
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CEB8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB8BC.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB8BC.
11.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B7B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB8BC?

#CEB8BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB8BC?

Use black text. Black on #CEB8BC has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB8BC?

Its complementary colour is #B8CECA, and analogous partners are #CEB8C7 and #CEBFB8.