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#D6BCBF

Silver · light warm pink

About #D6BCBF

#D6BCBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD6D3 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D6BCBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green188
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D6BCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BCBF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BCBF.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6BCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6BCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBABD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6BCBF?

#D6BCBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D6BCBF?

Use black text. Black on #D6BCBF has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6BCBF?

Its complementary colour is #BCD6D3, and analogous partners are #D6BCCC and #D6C6BC.