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#D4BFBF

Silver · light neutral

About #D4BFBF

With the hex code #D4BFBF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD4D4, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green191
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D4BFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4BFBF.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4BFBF.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9BDBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BFBF?

With the hex code #D4BFBF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BFBF?

Use black text. Black on #D4BFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BFBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFD4D4, and analogous partners are #D4BFCA and #D4CABF.