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#CFB8BA

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB8BA

#CFB8BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8CFCD (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 11.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green184
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CFB8BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BA.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BA.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB8BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB8BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B6B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB8BA?

#CFB8BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB8BA?

Use black text. Black on #CFB8BA has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB8BA?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFCD, and analogous partners are #CFB8C5 and #CFC2B8.