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#CFB8BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB8BB

#CFB8BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8CFCC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB8BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green184
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFB8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BB.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BB.
11.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B6B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB8BB?

#CFB8BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB8BB?

Use black text. Black on #CFB8BB has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB8BB?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFCC, and analogous partners are #CFB8C7 and #CFC0B8.