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#CABCAD

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABCAD

#CABCAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% 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 5.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADBBCA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABCAD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green188
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CABCAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABCAD.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABCAD.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABCAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B9B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABCAD?

#CABCAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% 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 #CABCAD?

Use black text. Black on #CABCAD has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABCAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADBBCA, and analogous partners are #CAAEAD and #CACAAD.