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#CBB09C

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBB09C

#CBB09C is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9CB7CB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green176
Blue156

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CBB09C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB09C.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB09C.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB09C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB09C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B29B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB79C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ABAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB09C?

#CBB09C is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB09C?

Use black text. Black on #CBB09C has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB09C?

Its complementary colour is #9CB7CB, and analogous partners are #CB9CA0 and #CBC79C.