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#CFBBB6

Greige · light warm pink

About #CFBBB6

With the hex code #CFBBB6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6CACF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green187
Blue182

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CFBBB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBBB6.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBBB6.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBBB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBBB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBDB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBBB6?

With the hex code #CFBBB6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBBB6?

Use black text. Black on #CFBBB6 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBBB6?

Its complementary colour is #B6CACF, and analogous partners are #CFB6BE and #CFC7B6.