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#CBBEA9

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBBEA9

#CBBEA9 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A9B6CB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green190
Blue169

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #CBBEA9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBEA9.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBBEA9.
11.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBEA9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBEA9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1BAB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBEA9?

#CBBEA9 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBEA9?

Use black text. Black on #CBBEA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBEA9?

Its complementary colour is #A9B6CB, and analogous partners are #CBADA9 and #C7CBA9.