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#D6BFC2

Silver · light warm pink

About #D6BFC2

#D6BFC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFD6D3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D6BFC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green191
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D6BFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BFC2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D6BFC2.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6BFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6BFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBBDC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6BFC2?

#D6BFC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D6BFC2?

Use black text. Black on #D6BFC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6BFC2?

Its complementary colour is #BFD6D3, and analogous partners are #D6BFCE and #D6C8BF.