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#CBB5A2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBB5A2

With the hex code #CBB5A2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B8CB, 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 10.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green181
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CBB5A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB5A2.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB5A2.
10.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB5A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB5A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB6A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB5A2?

With the hex code #CBB5A2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB5A2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB5A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB5A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B8CB, and analogous partners are #CBA2A3 and #CBCAA2.