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#D2BBB9

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2BBB9

With the hex code #D2BBB9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9D0D2, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green187
Blue185

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D2BBB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BBB9.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BBB9.
11.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBEB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBB9?

With the hex code #D2BBB9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBB9?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBB9 has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBB9?

Its complementary colour is #B9D0D2, and analogous partners are #D2B9C3 and #D2C7B9.