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#CDBAB2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBAB2

#CDBAB2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2C5CD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBAB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green186
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CDBAB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAB2.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAB2.
11.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBAB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBCB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B7B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBAB2?

#CDBAB2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBAB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDBAB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBAB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2C5CD, and analogous partners are #CDB2B8 and #CDC8B2.