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#CDC2BD

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC2BD

With the hex code #CDC2BD, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% 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 5.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDC8CD, 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 — 12.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green194
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #CDC2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2BD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2BD.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC2BD?

With the hex code #CDC2BD, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% 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 #CDC2BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDC2BD has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC2BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC8CD, and analogous partners are #CDBDC0 and #CDCABD.