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#CABAAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABAAB

#CABAAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABBBCA (silver), 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 — 11.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green186
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CABAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABAAB.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABAAB.
11.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B7B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABAAB?

#CABAAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABAAB?

Use black text. Black on #CABAAB has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABAAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABBBCA, and analogous partners are #CAABAB and #CAC9AB.