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#CDBAB3

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBAB3

With the hex code #CDBAB3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% 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 6.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3C6CD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green186
Blue179

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CDBAB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAB3.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBAB3.
11.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBAB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBAB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBCB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B7B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBAB3?

With the hex code #CDBAB3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBAB3?

Use black text. Black on #CDBAB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBAB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3C6CD, and analogous partners are #CDB3B9 and #CDC7B3.