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#D7BDBA

Silver · light warm pink

About #D7BDBA

#D7BDBA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD4D7 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D7BDBA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green189
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D7BDBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BDBA.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BDBA.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BDBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BDBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C0BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBABC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BDBA?

#D7BDBA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BDBA?

Use black text. Black on #D7BDBA has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BDBA?

Its complementary colour is #BAD4D7, and analogous partners are #D7BAC5 and #D7CCBA.