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#CABBAD

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABBAD

#CABBAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% 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 #ADBCCA (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 — 11.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green187
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CABBAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABBAD.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABBAD.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABBAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B8B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABBAD?

#CABBAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABBAD?

Use black text. Black on #CABBAD has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABBAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADBCCA, and analogous partners are #CAADAE and #CACAAD.