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#CBB7A3

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBB7A3

With the hex code #CBB7A3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 6.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3B7CB, a dusty 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 — 10.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green183
Blue163

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CBB7A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB7A3.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBB7A3.
10.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB7A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB7A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB8A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B3B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB7A3?

With the hex code #CBB7A3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB7A3?

Use black text. Black on #CBB7A3 has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB7A3?

Its complementary colour is #A3B7CB, and analogous partners are #CBA3A3 and #CBCBA3.