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#CABC95

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CABC95

#CABC95 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 5.9); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95A3CA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CABC95 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green188
Blue149

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 7.0
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CABC95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CABC95.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CABC95.
11.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CABC95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CABC95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BA93
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9BE96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B6B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABC95?

#CABC95 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CABC95?

Use black text. Black on #CABC95 has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABC95?

Its complementary colour is #95A3CA, and analogous partners are #CAA295 and #BDCA95.