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#C4BBAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #C4BBAB

#C4BBAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABB4C4 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C4BBAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green187
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C4BBAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BBAB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BBAB.
11.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4BBAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4BBAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9B8B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4BBAB?

#C4BBAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C4BBAB?

Use black text. Black on #C4BBAB has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4BBAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB4C4, and analogous partners are #C4AEAB and #C1C4AB.