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#CFBEA2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CFBEA2

#CFBEA2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 5.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2B3CF (dusty blue), 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 11.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CFBEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CFBEA2.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CFBEA2.
11.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFBEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFBEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6BEA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC2A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B9B6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBEA2?

#CFBEA2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBEA2?

Use black text. Black on #CFBEA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBEA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B3CF, and analogous partners are #CFA7A2 and #C9CFA2.