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#C0BCAB

Greige · light warm yellow

About #C0BCAB

#C0BCAB is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.3); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABAFC0 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C0BCAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C0BCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAB.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAB.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0BCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0BCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0BCAB?

#C0BCAB is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C0BCAB?

Use black text. Black on #C0BCAB has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0BCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABAFC0, and analogous partners are #C0B2AB and #B9C0AB.