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#CBB6A2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBB6A2

#CBB6A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2B7CB (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 10.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green182
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CBB6A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB6A2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB6A2.
10.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB6A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB6A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB7A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BBA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B1B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB6A2?

#CBB6A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB6A2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB6A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB6A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B7CB, and analogous partners are #CBA2A2 and #CBCBA2.