#CABBAE
Greige · light warm orange
About #CABBAE
#CABBAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEBDCA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CABBAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CABBAE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CABBAE?
#CABBAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CABBAE?
Use black text. Black on #CABBAE has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CABBAE?
Its complementary colour is #AEBDCA, and analogous partners are #CAAEAF and #CAC9AE.