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#CFB6BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB6BB

With the hex code #CFB6BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6CFCA, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green182
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFB6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB6BB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB6BB.
11.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6BB?

With the hex code #CFB6BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB6BB?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6BB has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6BB?

Its complementary colour is #B6CFCA, and analogous partners are #CFB6C8 and #CFBDB6.