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#CFBDB5

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBDB5

#CFBDB5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5C7CF (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green189
Blue181

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CFBDB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDB5.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBDB5.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBDB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBDB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BEB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C2B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BABB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBDB5?

#CFBDB5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBDB5?

Use black text. Black on #CFBDB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBDB5?

Its complementary colour is #B5C7CF, and analogous partners are #CFB5BA and #CFCAB5.