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#CABDC6

Silver · light neutral

About #CABDC6

#CABDC6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDCAC1 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red202
Green189
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CABDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABDC6.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABDC6.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CABDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CABDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBFC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C1C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCBDC0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABDC6?

#CABDC6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CABDC6?

Use black text. Black on #CABDC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABDC6?

Its complementary colour is #BDCAC1, and analogous partners are #C7BDCA and #CABDC0.