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#CFBFB9

Silver · light neutral

About #CFBFB9

#CFBFB9 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% 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 6.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9C9CF (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 — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green191
Blue185

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CFBFB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFB9.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFB9.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBFB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBFB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C0B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BDBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFB9?

#CFBFB9 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% 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 #CFBFB9?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFB9 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFB9?

Its complementary colour is #B9C9CF, and analogous partners are #CFB9BE and #CFCAB9.