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#CDC2C1

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC2C1

#CDC2C1 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1CCCD (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green194
Blue193

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CDC2C1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2C1.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC2C1.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC2C1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC2C1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C3C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C1C2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC2C1?

#CDC2C1 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% 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 #CDC2C1?

Use black text. Black on #CDC2C1 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC2C1?

Its complementary colour is #C1CCCD, and analogous partners are #CDC1C6 and #CDC8C1.