#CBCDBF
Oat · light neutral
About #CBCDBF
#CBCDBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1BFCD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBCDBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBCDBF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBCDBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCDBF?
#CBCDBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCDBF?
Use black text. Black on #CBCDBF has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCDBF?
Its complementary colour is #C1BFCD, and analogous partners are #CDC8BF and #C4CDBF.