#D2C3BF
Silver · light neutral
About #D2C3BF
#D2C3BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% 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 6.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCED2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C3BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D2C3BF
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How #D2C3BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2C3BF?
#D2C3BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% 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 #D2C3BF?
Use black text. Black on #D2C3BF has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2C3BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFCED2, and analogous partners are #D2BFC5 and #D2CCBF.