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#D3BBBE

Silver · light warm pink

About #D3BBBE

With the hex code #D3BBBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBD3D0, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green187
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D3BBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBE.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBE.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBEBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B9BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBBE?

With the hex code #D3BBBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBBE?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBBE has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBBE?

Its complementary colour is #BBD3D0, and analogous partners are #D3BBCA and #D3C4BB.