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#CDB4AC

Greige · light warm red

About #CDB4AC

#CDB4AC is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.3); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACC5CD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB4AC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green180
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CDB4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB4AC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB4AC.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB6AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBBAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B1B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB4AC?

#CDB4AC is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB4AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDB4AC has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB4AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACC5CD, and analogous partners are #CDACB4 and #CDC5AC.