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#C2BB92

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #C2BB92

#C2BB92 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 73% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.5); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9299C2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2BB92 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green187
Blue146

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.5
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.6
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C2BB92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BB92.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BB92.
10.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BB92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BB92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3B88F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BB93
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAB5B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BB92?

#C2BB92 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 73% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BB92?

Use black text. Black on #C2BB92 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BB92?

Its complementary colour is #9299C2, and analogous partners are #C2A392 and #B1C292.