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#CFB7BE

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB7BE

#CFB7BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CFC8 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green183
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CFB7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB7BE.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB7BE.
11.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B6B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB7BE?

#CFB7BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB7BE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB7BE has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB7BE?

Its complementary colour is #B7CFC8, and analogous partners are #CFB7CA and #CFBCB7.