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#CABEBA

Silver · light neutral

About #CABEBA

#CABEBA is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% 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 5.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAC6CA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABEBA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green190
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #CABEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABEBA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CABEBA.
11.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BFBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEBCBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABEBA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CABEBA?

Use black text. Black on #CABEBA has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABEBA?

Its complementary colour is #BAC6CA, and analogous partners are #CABABE and #CAC6BA.