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#CBB2A5

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB2A5

With the hex code #CBB2A5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% 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 6.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5BECB, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green178
Blue165

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CBB2A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB2A5.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB2A5.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB2A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB2A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B4A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB9A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AEAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB2A5?

With the hex code #CBB2A5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB2A5?

Use black text. Black on #CBB2A5 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB2A5?

Its complementary colour is #A5BECB, and analogous partners are #CBA5AB and #CBC5A5.