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#D2C4BD

Silver · light neutral

About #D2C4BD

#D2C4BD is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDCBD2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green196
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D2C4BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C4BD.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2C4BD.
12.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C4BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C4BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C5BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6C2C2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C4BD?

#D2C4BD is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% 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 #D2C4BD?

Use black text. Black on #D2C4BD has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C4BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDCBD2, and analogous partners are #D2BDC1 and #D2CFBD.