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#CDBCB7

Silver · light neutral

About #CDBCB7

With the hex code #CDBCB7, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7C8CD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green188
Blue183

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CDBCB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBCB7.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBCB7.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBCB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBCB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BEB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BABB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBCB7?

With the hex code #CDBCB7, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% 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 #CDBCB7?

Use black text. Black on #CDBCB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBCB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7C8CD, and analogous partners are #CDB7BD and #CDC7B7.