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#C8AFA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #C8AFA2

With the hex code #C8AFA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BBC8, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #C8AFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8AFA2.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8AFA2.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8AFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8AFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B1A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB6A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ABAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8AFA2?

With the hex code #C8AFA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8AFA2?

Use black text. Black on #C8AFA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8AFA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2BBC8, and analogous partners are #C8A2A8 and #C8C2A2.