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#CDBFB2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDBFB2

#CDBFB2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2C0CD (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CDBFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBFB2.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDBFB2.
11.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDBFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDBFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BFB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BCBB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFB2?

#CDBFB2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2C0CD, and analogous partners are #CDB2B3 and #CDCDB2.