#CBCFDA
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CBCFDA
#CBCFDA is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAD6CB (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.48:1 (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 #CBCFDA?
#CBCFDA is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCFDA?
Use black text. Black on #CBCFDA has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCFDA?
Its complementary colour is #DAD6CB, and analogous partners are #CBD7DA and #CECBDA.