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#D4C2BF

Silver · light neutral

About #D4C2BF

With the hex code #D4C2BF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD1D4, 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 — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D4C2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4C2BF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4C2BF.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4C2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4C2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4C2BF?

With the hex code #D4C2BF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 #D4C2BF?

Use black text. Black on #D4C2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4C2BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFD1D4, and analogous partners are #D4BFC7 and #D4CDBF.