#CEC4BC
Silver · light neutral
About #CEC4BC
#CEC4BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 77% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC6CE — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CEC4BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEC4BC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEC4BC?
#CEC4BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 77% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CEC4BC?
Use black text. Black on #CEC4BC has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEC4BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC6CE, and analogous partners are #CEBCBD and #CECDBC.