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#CFB8BD

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB8BD

#CFB8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8CFCA (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green184
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CFB8BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BD.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB8BD.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB8BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB8BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B7BA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB8BD?

#CFB8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB8BD?

Use black text. Black on #CFB8BD has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB8BD?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFCA, and analogous partners are #CFB8C8 and #CFBFB8.