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#CDBCAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBCAC

#CDBCAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACBDCD (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green188
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CDBCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBCAC.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBCAC.
11.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B8B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBCAC?

#CDBCAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBCAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBCAC has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBDCD, and analogous partners are #CDACAD and #CDCDAC.