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#D0BBB4

Greige · light warm pink

About #D0BBB4

#D0BBB4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4C9D0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BBB4 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
Green187
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D0BBB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBB4.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBB4.
11.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BBB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BBB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B8B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BBB4?

#D0BBB4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BBB4?

Use black text. Black on #D0BBB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BBB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4C9D0, and analogous partners are #D0B4BB and #D0C9B4.