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#D0BABE

Silver · light warm pink

About #D0BABE

#D0BABE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD0CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BABE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green186
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D0BABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BABE.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BABE.
11.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BABE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B9BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BABE?

#D0BABE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BABE?

Use black text. Black on #D0BABE has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BABE?

Its complementary colour is #BAD0CC, and analogous partners are #D0BAC9 and #D0C1BA.