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#D1BBBF

Silver · light warm pink

About #D1BBBF

#D1BBBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD1CD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D1BBBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green187
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D1BBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BBBF.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BBBF.
11.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBEBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C2BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BABC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BBBF?

#D1BBBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D1BBBF?

Use black text. Black on #D1BBBF has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BBBF?

Its complementary colour is #BBD1CD, and analogous partners are #D1BBCA and #D1C2BB.