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#CFBDAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBDAA

#CFBDAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

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

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBDAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green189
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #CFBDAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDAA.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDAA.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBDAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDAA?

#CFBDAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDAA has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABCCF, and analogous partners are #CFABAA and #CFCFAA.