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#CFBCAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBCAA

#CFBCAA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABDCF (dusty blue), 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 11.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green188
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #CFBCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBCAA.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBCAA.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBCAA?

#CFBCAA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBCAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFBCAA has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBCAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABDCF, and analogous partners are #CFAAAB and #CFCFAA.