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#D3BEC2

Silver · light warm pink

About #D3BEC2

#D3BEC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED3CF (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 11.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green190
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3BEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BEC2.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D3BEC2.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7BDBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BEC2?

#D3BEC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BEC2?

Use black text. Black on #D3BEC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BEC2?

Its complementary colour is #BED3CF, and analogous partners are #D3BECC and #D3C5BE.