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#D2BFC5

Silver · light neutral

About #D2BFC5

#D2BFC5 is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD2CC (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green191
Blue197

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D2BFC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BFC5.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BFC5.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C2C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C5C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BEC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFC5?

#D2BFC5 is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFC5?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFC5?

Its complementary colour is #BFD2CC, and analogous partners are #D2BFCF and #D2C3BF.