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#CDBCB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBCB0

#CDBCB0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0C1CD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBCB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green188
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CDBCB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBCB0.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBCB0.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBCB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBCB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBCB0?

#CDBCB0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBCB0?

Use black text. Black on #CDBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBCB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C1CD, and analogous partners are #CDB0B3 and #CDCBB0.