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#D2BCC0

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2BCC0

#D2BCC0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD2CE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BCC0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green188
Blue192

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D2BCC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BCC0.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BCC0.
11.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BCC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BCC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C3C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7BBBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BCC0?

#D2BCC0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BCC0?

Use black text. Black on #D2BCC0 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BCC0?

Its complementary colour is #BCD2CE, and analogous partners are #D2BCCB and #D2C3BC.