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#D2BBB8

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2BBB8

#D2BBB8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8CFD2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BBB8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green187
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D2BBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BBB8.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BBB8.
11.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBEB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBB8?

#D2BBB8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBB8?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFD2, and analogous partners are #D2B8C2 and #D2C8B8.