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#CBB7A2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBB7A2

#CBB7A2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2B6CB — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB7A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green183
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CBB7A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB7A2.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB7A2.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB7A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB7A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB8A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B2B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB7A2?

#CBB7A2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB7A2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB7A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB7A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B6CB, and analogous partners are #CBA3A2 and #CACBA2.