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#CBBAB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBAB0

#CBBAB0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0C1CB (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green186
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CBBAB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBAB0.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBAB0.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBAB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBAB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B7B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBAB0?

#CBBAB0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBAB0?

Use black text. Black on #CBBAB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBAB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C1CB, and analogous partners are #CBB0B4 and #CBC8B0.