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#CBB0A3

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #CBB0A3

#CBB0A3 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A3BECB — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB0A3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red203
Green176
Blue163

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CBB0A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB0A3.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB0A3.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB0A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB0A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B2A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB8A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ACAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB0A3?

#CBB0A3 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB0A3?

Use black text. Black on #CBB0A3 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB0A3?

Its complementary colour is #A3BECB, and analogous partners are #CBA3AA and #CBC4A3.