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#C2BB95

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #C2BB95

#C2BB95 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 73% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.6); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #959CC2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2BB95 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green187
Blue149

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.6
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #C2BB95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BB95.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BB95.
10.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BB95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BB95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3B993
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BB96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9B5B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BB95?

#C2BB95 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 73% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BB95?

Use black text. Black on #C2BB95 has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BB95?

Its complementary colour is #959CC2, and analogous partners are #C2A595 and #B3C295.