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#C3BFAF

Greige · light warm yellow

About #C3BFAF

With the hex code #C3BFAF, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% 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 6.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB3C3, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C3BFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C3BFAF.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C3BFAF.
11.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3BFAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3BFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BEAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3BFAF?

With the hex code #C3BFAF, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3BFAF?

Use black text. Black on #C3BFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3BFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB3C3, and analogous partners are #C3B5AF and #BDC3AF.