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#CBBCAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBCAF

#CBBCAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFBECB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBBCAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green188
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CBBCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBCAF.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBCAF.
11.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBBCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C0AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBCAF?

#CBBCAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBCAF?

Use black text. Black on #CBBCAF has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBCAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFBECB, and analogous partners are #CBAFB0 and #CBCAAF.