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#CEBFB9

Silver · light neutral

About #CEBFB9

With the hex code #CEBFB9, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9C8CE, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green191
Blue185

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CEBFB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEBFB9.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEBFB9.
11.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBFB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBFB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C0B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BDBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBFB9?

With the hex code #CEBFB9, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% 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 #CEBFB9?

Use black text. Black on #CEBFB9 has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBFB9?

Its complementary colour is #B9C8CE, and analogous partners are #CEB9BD and #CECAB9.