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#CABA9D

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CABA9D

#CABA9D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 3.9); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9DADCA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABA9D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green186
Blue157

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 3.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CABA9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CABA9D.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CABA9D.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CABA9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CABA9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2B99B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6BD9E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B5B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABA9D?

#CABA9D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 73% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABA9D?

Use black text. Black on #CABA9D has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABA9D?

Its complementary colour is #9DADCA, and analogous partners are #CAA39D and #C4CA9D.