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#CDC2BF

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC2BF

#CDC2BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCACD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDC2BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CDC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2BF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2BF.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C3BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C1C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC2BF?

#CDC2BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% 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 #CDC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #CDC2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFCACD, and analogous partners are #CDBFC3 and #CDC9BF.