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#D0BFB8

Silver · light neutral

About #D0BFB8

#D0BFB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8C9D0 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green191
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #D0BFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BFB8.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BFB8.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C0B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BDBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BFB8?

#D0BFB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BFB8?

Use black text. Black on #D0BFB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BFB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8C9D0, and analogous partners are #D0B8BD and #D0CBB8.