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#C2AFA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #C2AFA2

With the hex code #C2AFA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B5C2, 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 9.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C2AFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2AFA2.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2AFA2.
9.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2AFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2AFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B0A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B4A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2AFA2?

With the hex code #C2AFA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2AFA2?

Use black text. Black on #C2AFA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2AFA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B5C2, and analogous partners are #C2A2A5 and #C2BFA2.