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#CBBEA5

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CBBEA5

With the hex code #CBBEA5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5B2CB, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green190
Blue165

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CBBEA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBEA5.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBBEA5.
11.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBEA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBEA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BDA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C1A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBEA5?

With the hex code #CBBEA5, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBEA5?

Use black text. Black on #CBBEA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBEA5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B2CB, and analogous partners are #CBABA5 and #C5CBA5.