#CBD0DA
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CBD0DA
#CBD0DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAD5CB — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBD0DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBD0DA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBD0DA?
#CBD0DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #CBD0DA?
Use black text. Black on #CBD0DA has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD0DA?
Its complementary colour is #DAD5CB, and analogous partners are #CBD8DA and #CDCBDA.