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#CFBFC6

Silver · light neutral

About #CFBFC6

#CFBFC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% 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 7.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCFC8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBFC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green191
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CFBFC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFC6.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFBFC6.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBFC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBFC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C4C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BFC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFC6?

#CFBFC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBFC6?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFC6?

Its complementary colour is #BFCFC8, and analogous partners are #CFBFCE and #CFC0BF.