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#CDBAAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBAAC

#CDBAAC is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACBFCD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBAAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green186
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CDBAAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAAC.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAAC.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBAAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B6B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBAAC?

#CDBAAC is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBAAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBAAC has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBAAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBFCD, and analogous partners are #CDACAF and #CDCBAC.