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#CFBDAD

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBDAD

#CFBDAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADBFCF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBDAD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green189
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CFBDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDAD.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDAD.
11.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BEAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDAD?

#CFBDAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDAD?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDAD has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADBFCF, and analogous partners are #CFADAE and #CFCEAD.