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#D0B7BB

Silver · light warm pink

About #D0B7BB

#D0B7BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.7); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7D0CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0B7BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D0B7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0B7BB.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0B7BB.
11.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0B7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0B7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0B7BB?

#D0B7BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0B7BB?

Use black text. Black on #D0B7BB has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0B7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B7D0CC, and analogous partners are #D0B7C7 and #D0C0B7.