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#D0BBB8

Silver · light warm pink

About #D0BBB8

With the hex code #D0BBB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CDD0, 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 11.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green187
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D0BBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BBB8.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BBB8.
11.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBDB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BBB8?

With the hex code #D0BBB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BBB8?

Use black text. Black on #D0BBB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BBB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8CDD0, and analogous partners are #D0B8C1 and #D0C7B8.