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#D1BEBF

Silver · light neutral

About #D1BEBF

#D1BEBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 75% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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 7.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED1D0 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D1BEBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green190
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D1BEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BEBF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D1BEBF.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BEBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BDBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BEBF?

#D1BEBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 75% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% 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 #D1BEBF?

Use black text. Black on #D1BEBF has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BED1D0, and analogous partners are #D1BEC9 and #D1C7BE.