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#CDBBB1

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBBB1

#CDBBB1 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1C3CD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBBB1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green187
Blue177

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CDBBB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBBB1.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBBB1.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBBB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBBB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C0B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B8B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBBB1?

#CDBBB1 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBBB1?

Use black text. Black on #CDBBB1 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBBB1?

Its complementary colour is #B1C3CD, and analogous partners are #CDB1B5 and #CDC9B1.