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#CFBFAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CFBFAF

With the hex code #CFBFAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% 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 7.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFBFCF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CFBFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBFAF.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CFBFAF.
11.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BBBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFAF?

With the hex code #CFBFAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBFAF?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFBFCF, and analogous partners are #CFAFAF and #CFCFAF.