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#D3BBBD

Silver · light warm pink

About #D3BBBD

#D3BBBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD3D1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D3BBBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green187
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3BBBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBD.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBD.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBEBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBBD?

#D3BBBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBBD?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBBD has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBBD?

Its complementary colour is #BBD3D1, and analogous partners are #D3BBC9 and #D3C5BB.