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#CBC2B0

Oat · light warm orange

About #CBC2B0

With the hex code #CBC2B0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0B9CB, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green194
Blue176

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CBC2B0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CBC2B0.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CBC2B0.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBC2B0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBC2B0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0BFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBC2B0?

With the hex code #CBC2B0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBC2B0?

Use black text. Black on #CBC2B0 has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBC2B0?

Its complementary colour is #B0B9CB, and analogous partners are #CBB5B0 and #C7CBB0.