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#CBBDB5

Greige · light neutral

About #CBBDB5

With the hex code #CBBDB5, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5C3CB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green189
Blue181

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CBBDB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBDB5.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBDB5.
11.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBDB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBDB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BEB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C1B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BBBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBDB5?

With the hex code #CBBDB5, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBDB5?

Use black text. Black on #CBBDB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBDB5?

Its complementary colour is #B5C3CB, and analogous partners are #CBB5B8 and #CBC8B5.