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#D4C3BF

Silver · light neutral

About #D4C3BF

#D4C3BF is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD0D4 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green195
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D4C3BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4C3BF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D4C3BF.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4C3BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4C3BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C5BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C1C2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4C3BF?

#D4C3BF is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #D4C3BF?

Use black text. Black on #D4C3BF has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4C3BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFD0D4, and analogous partners are #D4BFC6 and #D4CEBF.