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#CDC7CE

Silver · light neutral

About #CDC7CE

#CDC7CE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8CEC7 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green199
Blue206

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CDC7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC7CE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CDC7CE.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDC8C9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC7CE?

#CDC7CE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC7CE?

Use black text. Black on #CDC7CE has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC7CE?

Its complementary colour is #C8CEC7, and analogous partners are #CAC7CE and #CEC7CC.