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#D7BFBA

Silver · light warm pink

About #D7BFBA

#D7BFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAD2D7 (light 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 12.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green191
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D7BFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BFBA.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D7BFBA.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C1BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBCBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BFBA?

#D7BFBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BFBA?

Use black text. Black on #D7BFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BFBA?

Its complementary colour is #BAD2D7, and analogous partners are #D7BAC3 and #D7CEBA.