Pale Silver (#C9C0BB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.79:1 — vs black: 11.74:1

Color values

  • HEX #C9C0BB
  • RGB rgb(201, 192, 187)
  • HSL hsl(21, 11%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 7, 21 )
  • Websafe #CCCCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9C0BB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#BBC4C9
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#C9BBBD
#C9C7BB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#BBC9C0
#C0BBC9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#BBC9C7
#BBBDC9
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#BDC9BB
#BBC4C9
#C7BBC9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Silver
#C9C0BB Base
#837268
#A79890
#B7ABA4
#DBD5D2
#EBE8E6
#F4F2F1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Silver, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0C0B
#372F2B
#5F524B
#87766C
#A99B93
Pale Silver #C9C0BB Base
#D2CAC6
#DAD4D1
#E3DEDB
#EBE8E6
#F4F2F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C9C0BB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C9C0BB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C9C0BB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C9C0BB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C9C0BB,
        #BBC4C9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C9C0BB,
        #BBC4C9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pale-silver: #C9C0BB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-silver-r: 201;
$pale-silver-g: 192;
$pale-silver-b: 187;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-silver;
    color: rgba($pale-silver-r, $pale-silver-g, $pale-silver-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Silver appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C9C0BB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C3C3BB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C1C1BB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CABFBF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C2C2C2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Silver ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Silver #C9C0BB Base
Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 4.50
Gray (X11 Gray) #BEBEBE ΔE 4.58
Silver Sand #BFC1C2 ΔE 5.55
Timberwolf #DBD7D2 ΔE 5.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.