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#CBBAAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBAAF

With the hex code #CBBAAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% 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 5.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFC0CB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green186
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CBBAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBAAF.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBAAF.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBBAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBAAF?

With the hex code #CBBAAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBAAF?

Use black text. Black on #CBBAAF has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBAAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC0CB, and analogous partners are #CBAFB2 and #CBC8AF.