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#D0C8BF

Silver · light neutral

About #D0C8BF

#D0C8BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC7D0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0C8BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green200
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #D0C8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0C8BF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D0C8BF.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0C8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0C8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C6C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0C8BF?

#D0C8BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% 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 #D0C8BF?

Use black text. Black on #D0C8BF has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0C8BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC7D0, and analogous partners are #D0C0BF and #D0D0BF.