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#CDC3BF

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC3BF

With the hex code #CDC3BF, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC9CD, 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 — 12.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green195
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CDC3BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC3BF.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC3BF.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC3BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC3BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C2C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC3BF?

With the hex code #CDC3BF, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #CDC3BF?

Use black text. Black on #CDC3BF has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC3BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC9CD, and analogous partners are #CDBFC2 and #CDCABF.