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#CCBABC

Silver · light neutral

About #CCBABC

#CCBABC is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BACCCA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCBABC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red204
Green186
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CCBABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCBABC.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCBABC.
11.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCBABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B9BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBABC?

#CCBABC is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% 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 #CCBABC?

Use black text. Black on #CCBABC has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBABC?

Its complementary colour is #BACCCA, and analogous partners are #CCBAC5 and #CCC1BA.