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#CABEAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABEAB

#CABEAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABB7CA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABEAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green190
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CABEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABEAB.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABEAB.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABEAB?

#CABEAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABEAB?

Use black text. Black on #CABEAB has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABEAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB7CA, and analogous partners are #CAAEAB and #C6CAAB.