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#D4BFBA

Silver · light warm pink

About #D4BFBA

#D4BFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BACFD4 (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 11.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green191
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D4BFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4BFBA.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4BFBA.
11.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C1BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABCBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BFBA?

#D4BFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BFBA?

Use black text. Black on #D4BFBA has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BFBA?

Its complementary colour is #BACFD4, and analogous partners are #D4BAC2 and #D4CCBA.