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#CEB9BE

Silver · light warm pink

About #CEB9BE

#CEB9BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9CEC9 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB9BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green185
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CEB9BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB9BE.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEB9BE.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB9BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB9BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B8BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB9BE?

#CEB9BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB9BE?

Use black text. Black on #CEB9BE has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB9BE?

Its complementary colour is #B9CEC9, and analogous partners are #CEB9C8 and #CEBFB9.