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#CBB3A7

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB3A7

With the hex code #CBB3A7, 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, 18% 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 6.5 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BFCB, 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 — 10.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green179
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CBB3A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB3A7.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB3A7.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB3A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB3A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B5A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBAA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AFB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB3A7?

With the hex code #CBB3A7, 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, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB3A7?

Use black text. Black on #CBB3A7 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB3A7?

Its complementary colour is #A7BFCB, and analogous partners are #CBA7AD and #CBC5A7.