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#CABCAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABCAB

With the hex code #CABCAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABB9CA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CABCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABCAB.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABCAB.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BFAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABCAB?

With the hex code #CABCAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CABCAB?

Use black text. Black on #CABCAB has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB9CA, and analogous partners are #CAACAB and #C8CAAB.