#CDCBD1
Light Gray · light neutral
About #CDCBD1
#CDCBD1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD1CB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDCBD1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCBD1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CDCBD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCBD1?
#CDCBD1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCBD1?
Use black text. Black on #CDCBD1 has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCBD1?
Its complementary colour is #CFD1CB, and analogous partners are #CBCCD1 and #D0CBD1.