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#C2ADA6

Greige · light warm orange

About #C2ADA6

#C2ADA6 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 68% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.4); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A6BBC2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2ADA6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green173
Blue166

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #C2ADA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2ADA6.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2ADA6.
9.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2ADA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2ADA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AFA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B3A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8AAAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2ADA6?

#C2ADA6 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 68% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2ADA6?

Use black text. Black on #C2ADA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2ADA6?

Its complementary colour is #A6BBC2, and analogous partners are #C2A6AD and #C2BBA6.