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#CEC3BF

Silver · light neutral

About #CEC3BF

#CEC3BF is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFCACE (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 — 12.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green195
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CEC3BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEC3BF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CEC3BF.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEC3BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEC3BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C2C2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEC3BF?

#CEC3BF is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% 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 #CEC3BF?

Use black text. Black on #CEC3BF has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEC3BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFCACE, and analogous partners are #CEBFC3 and #CECBBF.