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#CBBDA5

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBBDA5

#CBBDA5 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A5B3CB — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBBDA5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green189
Blue165

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #CBBDA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBDA5.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBDA5.
11.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBDA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBDA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BCA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C0A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B9B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBDA5?

#CBBDA5 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBDA5?

Use black text. Black on #CBBDA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBDA5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B3CB, and analogous partners are #CBAAA5 and #C6CBA5.