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#CFBCAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBCAC

With the hex code #CFBCAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACBFCF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green188
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CFBCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBCAC.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBCAC.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBCAC?

With the hex code #CFBCAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBCAC?

Use black text. Black on #CFBCAC has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBFCF, and analogous partners are #CFACAE and #CFCEAC.