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#CAB7BF

Silver · light warm pink

About #CAB7BF

With the hex code #CAB7BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7CAC2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green183
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CAB7BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BF.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BF.
11.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB7BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB7BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB7BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB7BF?

With the hex code #CAB7BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAB7BF?

Use black text. Black on #CAB7BF has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB7BF?

Its complementary colour is #B7CAC2, and analogous partners are #CAB7C9 and #CAB9B7.