#D5BDBC
Silver · light warm pink
About #D5BDBC
#D5BDBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD4D5 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D5BDBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5BDBC?
#D5BDBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D5BDBC?
Use black text. Black on #D5BDBC has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5BDBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCD4D5, and analogous partners are #D5BCC8 and #D5CABC.