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#CAB7BD

Silver · light neutral

About #CAB7BD

#CAB7BD is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 8.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CAC4 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green183
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CAB7BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BD.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BD.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB7BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB7BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB6B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB7BD?

#CAB7BD is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% 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 #CAB7BD?

Use black text. Black on #CAB7BD has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB7BD?

Its complementary colour is #B7CAC4, and analogous partners are #CAB7C7 and #CABBB7.