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#D3BBBC

Silver · light warm pink

About #D3BBBC

#D3BBBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBD3D2 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green187
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3BBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBC.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBC.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBEBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBBC?

#D3BBBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBBC?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBBC has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBBC?

Its complementary colour is #BBD3D2, and analogous partners are #D3BBC8 and #D3C6BB.