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#CBC2B4

Greige · light warm orange

About #CBC2B4

#CBC2B4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4BDCB (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green194
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #CBC2B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBC2B4.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CBC2B4.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBC2B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBC2B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C2B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C4B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFBFBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBC2B4?

#CBC2B4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBC2B4?

Use black text. Black on #CBC2B4 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBC2B4?

Its complementary colour is #B4BDCB, and analogous partners are #CBB7B4 and #C9CBB4.