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#D2BCB7

Greige · light warm pink

About #D2BCB7

#D2BCB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7CDD2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BCB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green188
Blue183

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D2BCB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BCB7.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BCB7.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BCB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BCB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BEB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C2B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BCB7?

#D2BCB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BCB7?

Use black text. Black on #D2BCB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BCB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7CDD2, and analogous partners are #D2B7BF and #D2CAB7.