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#CFB6AE

Greige · light warm red

About #CFB6AE

#CFB6AE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.7); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEC7CF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB6AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green182
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CFB6AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFB6AE.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFB6AE.
10.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB6AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB6AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B3B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB6AE?

#CFB6AE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB6AE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB6AE has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB6AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC7CF, and analogous partners are #CFAEB6 and #CFC7AE.