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#CDBFB8

Silver · light neutral

About #CDBFB8

#CDBFB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8C6CD (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green191
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CDBFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFB8.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFB8.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C0B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1BDBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFB8?

#CDBFB8 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFB8?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8C6CD, and analogous partners are #CDB8BB and #CDCAB8.