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#D0BFBD

Silver · light neutral

About #D0BFBD

With the hex code #D0BFBD, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCED0, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green191
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D0BFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BFBD.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0BFBD.
11.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BDBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BFBD?

With the hex code #D0BFBD, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BFBD?

Use black text. Black on #D0BFBD has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDCED0, and analogous partners are #D0BDC5 and #D0C9BD.