#D3BEC3
Silver · light warm pink
About #D3BEC3
#D3BEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED3CE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D3BEC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D3BEC3
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How #D3BEC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3BEC3?
#D3BEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D3BEC3?
Use black text. Black on #D3BEC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3BEC3?
Its complementary colour is #BED3CE, and analogous partners are #D3BECD and #D3C4BE.