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#CDBBAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBBAC

With the hex code #CDBBAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% 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 6.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACBECD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CDBBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBBAC.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBBAC.
11.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBBAC?

With the hex code #CDBBAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBBAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBBAC has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBBAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBECD, and analogous partners are #CDACAE and #CDCBAC.