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#CBBCB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBCB0

With the hex code #CBBCB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0BFCB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green188
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CBBCB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBCB0.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBCB0.
11.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBCB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBCB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C0B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBCB0?

With the hex code #CBBCB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBCB0?

Use black text. Black on #CBBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBCB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0BFCB, and analogous partners are #CBB0B2 and #CBCAB0.