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#CABFAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #CABFAB

With the hex code #CABFAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% 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 7.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABB6CA, 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 — 11.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green191
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CABFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABFAB.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CABFAB.
11.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BBB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABFAB?

With the hex code #CABFAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CABFAB?

Use black text. Black on #CABFAB has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABFAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB6CA, and analogous partners are #CAAFAB and #C5CAAB.