#CEC4CD
Silver · light neutral
About #CEC4CD
#CEC4CD is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% 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 6.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4CEC5 (light gray), 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 — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEC4CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CEC4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEC4CD?
#CEC4CD is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% 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 #CEC4CD?
Use black text. Black on #CEC4CD has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEC4CD?
Its complementary colour is #C4CEC5, and analogous partners are #CAC4CE and #CEC4C8.