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#CDBDAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBDAC

#CDBDAC is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACBCCD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBDAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green189
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CDBDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDAC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDAC.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBDAC?

#CDBDAC is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBDAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBDAC has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBDAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBCCD, and analogous partners are #CDADAC and #CDCDAC.