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#CBBBB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBBB0

#CBBBB0 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, 8% magenta, 13% 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 #B0C0CB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBBBB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green187
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CBBBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBBB0.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBBB0.
11.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B8B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBBB0?

#CBBBB0 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, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBBB0?

Use black text. Black on #CBBBB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBBB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C0CB, and analogous partners are #CBB0B3 and #CBC9B0.