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#CFBFC5

Silver · light neutral

About #CFBFC5

#CFBFC5 is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% 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 6.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFCFC9 (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 — 11.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green191
Blue197

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CFBFC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFC5.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFC5.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBFC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBFC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C4C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BFC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFC5?

#CFBFC5 is a light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% 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 #CFBFC5?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFC5 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFC5?

Its complementary colour is #BFCFC9, and analogous partners are #CFBFCD and #CFC1BF.