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#D6BCBE

Silver · light warm pink

About #D6BCBE

#D6BCBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.9), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD6D4 (powder blue), 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green188
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #D6BCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BCBE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BCBE.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6BCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6BCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBABD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6BCBE?

#D6BCBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D6BCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D6BCBE has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6BCBE?

Its complementary colour is #BCD6D4, and analogous partners are #D6BCCB and #D6C7BC.