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#D5BCBE

Silver · light warm pink

About #D5BCBE

With the hex code #D5BCBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCD5D3, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green188
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D5BCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D5BCBE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D5BCBE.
11.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBBABD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BCBE?

With the hex code #D5BCBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D5BCBE has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BCBE?

Its complementary colour is #BCD5D3, and analogous partners are #D5BCCB and #D5C7BC.