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#CBBBA5

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBBBA5

With the hex code #CBBBA5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% 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 6.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5B5CB, 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 — 11.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green187
Blue165

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CBBBA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBBA5.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBBA5.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBBA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBBA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BFA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B7B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBBA5?

With the hex code #CBBBA5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 73% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBBA5?

Use black text. Black on #CBBBA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBBA5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B5CB, and analogous partners are #CBA8A5 and #C8CBA5.