#CBB3A2
Greige · light warm orange
About #CBB3A2
#CBB3A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.1), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2BACB (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 10.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBB3A2?
#CBB3A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBB3A2?
Use black text. Black on #CBB3A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBB3A2?
Its complementary colour is #A2BACB, and analogous partners are #CBA2A5 and #CBC7A2.