#CDBDC4
Silver · light neutral
About #CDBDC4
#CDBDC4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% 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 7.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDCDC6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBDC4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDBDC4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CDBDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDBDC4?
#CDBDC4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CDBDC4?
Use black text. Black on #CDBDC4 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDBDC4?
Its complementary colour is #BDCDC6, and analogous partners are #CDBDCC and #CDBEBD.