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#CBB2A2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB2A2

With the hex code #CBB2A2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BBCB, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green178
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #CBB2A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB2A2.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB2A2.
10.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB2A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B4A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB9A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AEAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB2A2?

With the hex code #CBB2A2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB2A2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB2A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB2A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2BBCB, and analogous partners are #CBA2A6 and #CBC6A2.