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#C4BDAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #C4BDAE

#C4BDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEB5C4 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green189
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #C4BDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BDAE.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BDAE.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4BDAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4BDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8BAB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4BDAE?

#C4BDAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C4BDAE?

Use black text. Black on #C4BDAE has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4BDAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB5C4, and analogous partners are #C4B2AE and #C0C4AE.