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#D8BFBD

Silver · light warm pink

About #D8BFBD

#D8BFBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.7); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD6D8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D8BFBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green191
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D8BFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D8BFBD.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D8BFBD.
12.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8BFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8BFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C2BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBDBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8BFBD?

#D8BFBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8BFBD?

Use black text. Black on #D8BFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8BFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDD6D8, and analogous partners are #D8BDC9 and #D8CDBD.