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#CBAE9B

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBAE9B

#CBAE9B is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 68% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.3), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9BB8CB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green174
Blue155

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CBAE9B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBAE9B.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBAE9B.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBAE9B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBAE9B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B09A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB69B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4A9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBAE9B?

#CBAE9B is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 68% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBAE9B?

Use black text. Black on #CBAE9B has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBAE9B?

Its complementary colour is #9BB8CB, and analogous partners are #CB9BA0 and #CBC69B.