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#D7BDC2

Silver · light warm pink

About #D7BDC2

#D7BDC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.2), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDD7D2 (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 11.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green189
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D7BDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BDC2.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BDC2.
11.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBCBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BDC2?

#D7BDC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BDC2?

Use black text. Black on #D7BDC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BDC2?

Its complementary colour is #BDD7D2, and analogous partners are #D7BDCF and #D7C5BD.