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#C4BBB2

Greige · light neutral

About #C4BBB2

With the hex code #C4BBB2, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% 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 4.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BBC4, 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 11.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red196
Green187
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C4BBB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BBB2.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BBB2.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4BBB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4BBB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBBB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BDB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8B9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4BBB2?

With the hex code #C4BBB2, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C4BBB2?

Use black text. Black on #C4BBB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4BBB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BBC4, and analogous partners are #C4B2B2 and #C4C4B2.