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#CDBFC2

Silver · light neutral

About #CDBFC2

#CDBFC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% 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 5.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCDCA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBFC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green191
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CDBFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFC2.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFC2.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C3C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BEC0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFC2?

#CDBFC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFC2?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFC2?

Its complementary colour is #BFCDCA, and analogous partners are #CDBFC9 and #CDC3BF.