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#CABDAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABDAE

#CABDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEBBCA (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green189
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CABDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABDAE.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABDAE.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFBAB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABDAE?

#CABDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABDAE?

Use black text. Black on #CABDAE has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABDAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBBCA, and analogous partners are #CAAFAE and #C9CAAE.