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#D2B8BD

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2B8BD

#D2B8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8D2CD (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green184
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D2B8BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2B8BD.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2B8BD.
11.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2B8BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2B8BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B7BA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2B8BD?

#D2B8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2B8BD?

Use black text. Black on #D2B8BD has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2B8BD?

Its complementary colour is #B8D2CD, and analogous partners are #D2B8CA and #D2C0B8.