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#CAB7BB

Silver · light neutral

About #CAB7BB

#CAB7BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7CAC6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAB7BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #CAB7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BB.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BB.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB6B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB7BB?

#CAB7BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CAB7BB?

Use black text. Black on #CAB7BB has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B7CAC6, and analogous partners are #CAB7C4 and #CABDB7.