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#CDBEAD

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBEAD

#CDBEAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADBCCD (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green190
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CDBEAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBEAD.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBEAD.
11.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBEAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBEAD?

#CDBEAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBEAD?

Use black text. Black on #CDBEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBEAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADBCCD, and analogous partners are #CDAEAD and #CCCDAD.