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#CFB6BD

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB6BD

#CFB6BD 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 10.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6CFC8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB6BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green182
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CFB6BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB6BD.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB6BD.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6BD?

#CFB6BD 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 #CFB6BD?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6BD has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6BD?

Its complementary colour is #B6CFC8, and analogous partners are #CFB6C9 and #CFBCB6.