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#C2BFAD

Greige · light warm yellow

About #C2BFAD

With the hex code #C2BFAD, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% 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 6.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADB0C2, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green191
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C2BFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BFAD.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BFAD.
11.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BFAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BEAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BFAD?

With the hex code #C2BFAD, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BFAD?

Use black text. Black on #C2BFAD has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BFAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADB0C2, and analogous partners are #C2B4AD and #BAC2AD.