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#CDBFC3

Silver · light neutral

About #CDBFC3

With the hex code #CDBFC3, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% 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 5.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFCDC9, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green191
Blue195

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CDBFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFC3.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDBFC3.
11.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C1C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C3C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BEC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFC3?

With the hex code #CDBFC3, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% 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 #CDBFC3?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFC3?

Its complementary colour is #BFCDC9, and analogous partners are #CDBFCA and #CDC2BF.