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#CFBDB4

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBDB4

With the hex code #CFBDB4, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% 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 7.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4C6CF, 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 11.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green189
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CFBDB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDB4.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDB4.
11.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBDB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBDB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C2B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BABA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDB4?

With the hex code #CFBDB4, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDB4?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4C6CF, and analogous partners are #CFB4B9 and #CFCBB4.