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#D1BEBA

Silver · light neutral

About #D1BEBA

With the hex code #D1BEBA, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BACDD1, 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 11.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green190
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D1BEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BEBA.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BEBA.
11.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BEBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C0BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BCBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BEBA?

With the hex code #D1BEBA, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1BEBA?

Use black text. Black on #D1BEBA has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BEBA?

Its complementary colour is #BACDD1, and analogous partners are #D1BAC1 and #D1CABA.