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#CABEB9

Silver · light neutral

About #CABEB9

#CABEB9 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% 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 5.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9C5CA (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 — 11.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green190
Blue185

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #CABEB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABEB9.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABEB9.
11.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CABEB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CABEB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BFB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEBCBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABEB9?

#CABEB9 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% 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 #CABEB9?

Use black text. Black on #CABEB9 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABEB9?

Its complementary colour is #B9C5CA, and analogous partners are #CAB9BC and #CAC7B9.