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#CDBEB2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBEB2

With the hex code #CDBEB2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% 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 6.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2C1CD, 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 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green190
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CDBEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBEB2.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBEB2.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BFB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C2B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BBBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBEB2?

With the hex code #CDBEB2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBEB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDBEB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBEB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2C1CD, and analogous partners are #CDB2B3 and #CDCCB2.