#CABEAD
Greige · light warm orange
About #CABEAD
#CABEAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% 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 6.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADB9CA (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CABEAD?
#CABEAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% 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 #CABEAD?
Use black text. Black on #CABEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CABEAD?
Its complementary colour is #ADB9CA, and analogous partners are #CAB0AD and #C7CAAD.