#CDCFC1
Bone · very light neutral
About #CDCFC1
#CDCFC1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% 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 Bone (ΔE 6.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C1CF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCFC1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCFC1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CDCFC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCFC1?
#CDCFC1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCFC1?
Use black text. Black on #CDCFC1 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCFC1?
Its complementary colour is #C3C1CF, and analogous partners are #CFCAC1 and #C6CFC1.