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#D5BFC2

Silver · light warm pink

About #D5BFC2

#D5BFC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD5D2 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green191
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D5BFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D5BFC2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D5BFC2.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABEC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BFC2?

#D5BFC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BFC2?

Use black text. Black on #D5BFC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BFC2?

Its complementary colour is #BFD5D2, and analogous partners are #D5BFCD and #D5C7BF.