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#D2C3BC

Silver · light neutral

About #D2C3BC

#D2C3BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% 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 7.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCCBD2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C3BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green195
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D2C3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C3BC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C3BC.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C4BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C1C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C3BC?

#D2C3BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% 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 #D2C3BC?

Use black text. Black on #D2C3BC has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCBD2, and analogous partners are #D2BCC0 and #D2CEBC.