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#CBB8A9

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB8A9

#CBB8A9 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.9), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A9BCCB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green184
Blue169

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CBB8A9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB8A9.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB8A9.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB8A9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB8A9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB9A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B4B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB8A9?

#CBB8A9 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 72% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB8A9?

Use black text. Black on #CBB8A9 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB8A9?

Its complementary colour is #A9BCCB, and analogous partners are #CBA9AB and #CBC9A9.