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#CDBDAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBDAE

#CDBDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEBECD (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 11.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green189
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CDBDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDAE.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDAE.
11.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBDAE?

#CDBDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBDAE?

Use black text. Black on #CDBDAE has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBDAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBECD, and analogous partners are #CDAEAF and #CDCCAE.