#CBB3A5
Greige · light warm orange
About #CBB3A5
#CBB3A5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.6), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5BDCB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.53:1, 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 #CBB3A5?
#CBB3A5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBB3A5?
Use black text. Black on #CBB3A5 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBB3A5?
Its complementary colour is #A5BDCB, and analogous partners are #CBA5AA and #CBC6A5.