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#CABABE

Silver · light neutral

About #CABABE

#CABABE is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BACAC6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABABE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green186
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CABABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABABE.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABABE.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB9BB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABABE?

#CABABE is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CABABE?

Use black text. Black on #CABABE has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABABE?

Its complementary colour is #BACAC6, and analogous partners are #CABAC6 and #CABEBA.