#CBBCA5
Khaki · light warm orange
About #CBBCA5
#CBBCA5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5B4CB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBBCA5?
#CBBCA5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBBCA5?
Use black text. Black on #CBBCA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBBCA5?
Its complementary colour is #A5B4CB, and analogous partners are #CBA9A5 and #C7CBA5.