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#D2BABC

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2BABC

#D2BABC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD2D0 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BABC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green186
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D2BABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BABC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BABC.
11.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B8BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BABC?

#D2BABC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BABC?

Use black text. Black on #D2BABC has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BABC?

Its complementary colour is #BAD2D0, and analogous partners are #D2BAC8 and #D2C4BA.