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#C4BCAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #C4BCAB

With the hex code #C4BCAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABB3C4, 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 — 11.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #C4BCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BCAB.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BCAB.
11.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4BCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4BCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4BCAB?

With the hex code #C4BCAB, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4BCAB?

Use black text. Black on #C4BCAB has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4BCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB3C4, and analogous partners are #C4AFAB and #BFC4AB.