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#CDB2A2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDB2A2

#CDB2A2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 8.0); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2BDCD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB2A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green178
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CDB2A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB2A2.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB2A2.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B4A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0B9A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5ADAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2A2?

#CDB2A2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2A2?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDCD, and analogous partners are #CDA2A7 and #CDC7A2.