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#CFBCB7

Silver · light neutral

About #CFBCB7

#CFBCB7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% 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 Silver (ΔE 7.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7CACF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBCB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green188
Blue183

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CFBCB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBCB7.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBCB7.
11.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBCB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBCB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BEB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BABB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBCB7?

#CFBCB7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% 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 #CFBCB7?

Use black text. Black on #CFBCB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBCB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7CACF, and analogous partners are #CFB7BE and #CFC8B7.