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#D3BBBF

Silver · light warm pink

About #D3BBBF

#D3BBBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.3), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBD3CF (light gray), 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 — 11.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green187
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D3BBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBF.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BBBF.
11.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBEBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C2BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BABC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBBF?

#D3BBBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBBF?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBBF has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBBF?

Its complementary colour is #BBD3CF, and analogous partners are #D3BBCB and #D3C3BB.