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#CBB8A5

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB8A5

With the hex code #CBB8A5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% 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 6.8 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5B8CB, 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 — 10.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green184
Blue165

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CBB8A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB8A5.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB8A5.
10.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB8A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB8A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB9A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BDA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B4B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB8A5?

With the hex code #CBB8A5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB8A5?

Use black text. Black on #CBB8A5 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB8A5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B8CB, and analogous partners are #CBA5A5 and #CBCBA5.