#CAC2CE
Silver · light neutral
About #CAC2CE
#CAC2CE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 7.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6CEC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CAC2CE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CAC2CE?
#CAC2CE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CAC2CE?
Use black text. Black on #CAC2CE has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAC2CE?
Its complementary colour is #C6CEC2, and analogous partners are #C4C2CE and #CEC2CC.