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#D2C2BD

Silver · light neutral

About #D2C2BD

#D2C2BD is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDCDD2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C2BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green194
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D2C2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C2BD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C2BD.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C0C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C2BD?

#D2C2BD is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% 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 #D2C2BD?

Use black text. Black on #D2C2BD has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C2BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDCDD2, and analogous partners are #D2BDC3 and #D2CCBD.