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#CDC0B2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CDC0B2

#CDC0B2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2BFCD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDC0B2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green192
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CDC0B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDC0B2.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CDC0B2.
11.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC0B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC0B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C0B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BDBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC0B2?

#CDC0B2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC0B2?

Use black text. Black on #CDC0B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC0B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BFCD, and analogous partners are #CDB3B2 and #CDCDB2.