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#CFBAAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBAAA

#CFBAAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.2); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AABFCF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBAAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green186
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CFBAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBAAA.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBAAA.
11.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BFAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B6B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBAAA?

#CFBAAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBAAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFBAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABFCF, and analogous partners are #CFAAAD and #CFCDAA.