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#CDB4AA

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDB4AA

With the hex code #CDB4AA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC3CD, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green180
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CDB4AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB4AA.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB4AA.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB4AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB4AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BBAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B0B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB4AA?

With the hex code #CDB4AA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB4AA?

Use black text. Black on #CDB4AA has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB4AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC3CD, and analogous partners are #CDAAB2 and #CDC6AA.