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#CDBDB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBDB0

With the hex code #CDBDB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0C0CD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green189
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CDBDB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDB0.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBDB0.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBDB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBDB0?

With the hex code #CDBDB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBDB0?

Use black text. Black on #CDBDB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBDB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C0CD, and analogous partners are #CDB0B2 and #CDCCB0.