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#CBC2A5

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #CBC2A5

#CBC2A5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5AECB (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 — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green194
Blue165

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CBC2A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBC2A5.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CBC2A5.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBC2A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBC2A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C0A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC3A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BDBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBC2A5?

#CBC2A5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBC2A5?

Use black text. Black on #CBC2A5 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBC2A5?

Its complementary colour is #A5AECB, and analogous partners are #CBAFA5 and #C1CBA5.