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#C8BBAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #C8BBAF

#C8BBAF is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFBCC8 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green187
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #C8BBAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BBAF.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BBAF.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BBAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BBAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB8B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BBAF?

#C8BBAF is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BBAF?

Use black text. Black on #C8BBAF has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BBAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFBCC8, and analogous partners are #C8AFB0 and #C8C8AF.