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#CBC1BA

Silver · light neutral

About #CBC1BA

With the hex code #CBC1BA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAC4CB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green193
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #CBC1BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBC1BA.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBC1BA.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBC1BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBC1BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFBFBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBC1BA?

With the hex code #CBC1BA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CBC1BA?

Use black text. Black on #CBC1BA has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBC1BA?

Its complementary colour is #BAC4CB, and analogous partners are #CBBABB and #CBCABA.