#CBBABC
Silver · light neutral
About #CBBABC
#CBBABC is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BACBC9 (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 11.29:1 (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 #CBBABC?
#CBBABC is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CBBABC?
Use black text. Black on #CBBABC has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBBABC?
Its complementary colour is #BACBC9, and analogous partners are #CBBAC5 and #CBC0BA.