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#D2C1BC

Silver · light neutral

About #D2C1BC

With the hex code #D2C1BC, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCDD2, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green193
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #D2C1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C1BC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C1BC.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7BFC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C1BC?

With the hex code #D2C1BC, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D2C1BC?

Use black text. Black on #D2C1BC has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C1BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCDD2, and analogous partners are #D2BCC2 and #D2CCBC.