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#CCBDA8

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CCBDA8

With the hex code #CCBDA8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% 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 7.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8B7CC, 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 11.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green189
Blue168

Closest named colours

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

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

Text on #CCBDA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CCBDA8.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CCBDA8.
11.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCBDA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCBDA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C0A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBDA8?

With the hex code #CCBDA8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBDA8?

Use black text. Black on #CCBDA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBDA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8B7CC, and analogous partners are #CCABA8 and #C9CCA8.