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#CFB8BC

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB8BC

With the hex code #CFB8BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CFCB, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green184
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CFB8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BC.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BC.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B7B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB8BC?

With the hex code #CFB8BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB8BC?

Use black text. Black on #CFB8BC has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB8BC?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFCB, and analogous partners are #CFB8C8 and #CFBFB8.