#C8B7AA
Greige · light warm orange
About #C8B7AA
#C8B7AA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 72% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABBC8 (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 10.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C8B7AA?
#C8B7AA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 72% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #C8B7AA?
Use black text. Black on #C8B7AA has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8B7AA?
Its complementary colour is #AABBC8, and analogous partners are #C8AAAC and #C8C6AA.