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#D2C2BA

Silver · light neutral

About #D2C2BA

#D2C2BA is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BACAD2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C2BA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green194
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D2C2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C2BA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C2BA.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C3BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C0C0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C2BA?

#D2C2BA is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D2C2BA?

Use black text. Black on #D2C2BA has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C2BA?

Its complementary colour is #BACAD2, and analogous partners are #D2BABE and #D2CEBA.