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#D0BABB

Silver · light warm pink

About #D0BABB

#D0BABB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD0CF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BABB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green186
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D0BABB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BABB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BABB.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BABB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BABB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B8BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BABB?

#D0BABB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BABB?

Use black text. Black on #D0BABB has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BABB?

Its complementary colour is #BAD0CF, and analogous partners are #D0BAC6 and #D0C4BA.