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#C8BBB4

Greige · light neutral

About #C8BBB4

With the hex code #C8BBB4, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4C1C8, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green187
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C8BBB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BBB4.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BBB4.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BBB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BBB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBCB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BEB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BBB4?

With the hex code #C8BBB4, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BBB4?

Use black text. Black on #C8BBB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BBB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4C1C8, and analogous partners are #C8B4B7 and #C8C5B4.