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#CFC1BF

Silver · light neutral

About #CFC1BF

With the hex code #CFC1BF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFCDCF, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green193
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CFC1BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFC1BF.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFC1BF.
12.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC1BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C0C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC1BF?

With the hex code #CFC1BF, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% 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 #CFC1BF?

Use black text. Black on #CFC1BF has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC1BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFCDCF, and analogous partners are #CFBFC5 and #CFC9BF.