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#CDBFAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBFAF

#CDBFAF is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% 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 #AFBDCD (silver), 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 — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CDBFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBFAF.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBFAF.
11.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFAF?

#CDBFAF is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFAF?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFBDCD, and analogous partners are #CDB0AF and #CCCDAF.