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#CDB6AA

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDB6AA

#CDB6AA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.6); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAC1CD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB6AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green182
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDB6AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB6AA.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDB6AA.
10.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB6AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB6AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B2B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB6AA?

#CDB6AA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB6AA?

Use black text. Black on #CDB6AA has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB6AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC1CD, and analogous partners are #CDAAB0 and #CDC8AA.