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#C5BBB2

Greige · light neutral

About #C5BBB2

#C5BBB2 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2BCC5 (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 11.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red197
Green187
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C5BBB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C5BBB2.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C5BBB2.
11.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5BBB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5BBB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBBB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9B9B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5BBB2?

#C5BBB2 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C5BBB2?

Use black text. Black on #C5BBB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5BBB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BCC5, and analogous partners are #C5B2B3 and #C5C5B2.