Information about #C0C0BD color

#C0C0BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C0C0BD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(192, 192, 189) — 75.3% red, 75.3% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C0C0BD is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Delta (#BFC0BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Stack (#C0C1BF) and Silver (#C0C0C0).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(192, 192, 189)), which gives #C0C0BD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C0C0BD: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C0C0BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C0C0BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C0C0BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C0C0BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C0C0BD
  • RGB192, 192, 189
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 192, 189)
  • HSL60°, 2%, 75%
  • HSL Precise60°, 2.326%, 74.706%
  • HSV60°, 2%, 75%
  • HSB60°, 2%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.753, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.753, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.753, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC0C0BD
  • DECIMAL ID12632253
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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