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#CDBFA8

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CDBFA8

With the hex code #CDBFA8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8B6CD, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green191
Blue168

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CDBFA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CDBFA8.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CDBFA8.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBFA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBFA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C2A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BBB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFA8?

With the hex code #CDBFA8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFA8?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8B6CD, and analogous partners are #CDADA8 and #C9CDA8.