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#C2B3AA

Greige · light neutral

About #C2B3AA

With the hex code #C2B3AA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAB9C2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green179
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C2B3AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2B3AA.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2B3AA.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2B3AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2B3AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB7AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7B0B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2B3AA?

With the hex code #C2B3AA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C2B3AA?

Use black text. Black on #C2B3AA has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2B3AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB9C2, and analogous partners are #C2AAAD and #C2BFAA.