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#CDC6BD

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC6BD

#CDC6BD is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% 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 6.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC4CD (silver), 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 — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green198
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #CDC6BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC6BD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC6BD.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC6BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC6BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C4C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC6BD?

#CDC6BD is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% 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 #CDC6BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDC6BD has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC6BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC4CD, and analogous partners are #CDBEBD and #CCCDBD.