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#CBBAA3

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBBAA3

With the hex code #CBBAA3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 5.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3B4CB, 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 — 11.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green186
Blue163

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CBBAA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBAA3.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBAA3.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBAA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBAA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BAA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BEA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B5B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBAA3?

With the hex code #CBBAA3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBAA3?

Use black text. Black on #CBBAA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBAA3?

Its complementary colour is #A3B4CB, and analogous partners are #CBA6A3 and #C8CBA3.