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#CDBDA8

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CDBDA8

#CDBDA8 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8B8CD (dusty blue), 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 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green189
Blue168

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #CDBDA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CDBDA8.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CDBDA8.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBDA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBDA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBDA8?

#CDBDA8 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBDA8?

Use black text. Black on #CDBDA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBDA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8B8CD, and analogous partners are #CDABA8 and #CBCDA8.