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#CDCABF

Light Gray · light neutral

About #CDCABF

#CDCABF is a light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% 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 Light Gray (ΔE 6.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFC2CD (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 — 12.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green202
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #CDCABF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCABF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCABF.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCABF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C8C7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCABF?

#CDCABF is a light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% 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 #CDCABF?

Use black text. Black on #CDCABF has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCABF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC2CD, and analogous partners are #CDC3BF and #C9CDBF.