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#D2BDC2

Silver · light warm pink

About #D2BDC2

#D2BDC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD2CD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BDC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green189
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D2BDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BDC2.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BDC2.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC0C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C3C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BCBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BDC2?

#D2BDC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BDC2?

Use black text. Black on #D2BDC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BDC2?

Its complementary colour is #BDD2CD, and analogous partners are #D2BDCC and #D2C3BD.