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#CBB9AF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBB9AF

#CBB9AF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFC1CB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB9AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green185
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CBB9AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB9AF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBB9AF.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB9AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB9AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B6B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB9AF?

#CBB9AF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB9AF?

Use black text. Black on #CBB9AF has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB9AF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC1CB, and analogous partners are #CBAFB3 and #CBC7AF.