#CBD0DD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CBD0DD
#CBD0DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 Light Gray (ΔE 7.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDD8CB — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBD0DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBD0DD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBD0DD?
#CBD0DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CBD0DD?
Use black text. Black on #CBD0DD has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD0DD?
Its complementary colour is #DDD8CB, and analogous partners are #CBD9DD and #CFCBDD.