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#C8BAAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #C8BAAA

#C8BAAA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAB8C8 (dusty blue), 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 11.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green186
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #C8BAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BAAA.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BAAA.
11.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BDAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB7B5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BAAA?

#C8BAAA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BAAA?

Use black text. Black on #C8BAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB8C8, and analogous partners are #C8ABAA and #C7C8AA.