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#C8BEA2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #C8BEA2

With the hex code #C8BEA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2ACC8, 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 11.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #C8BEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C8BEA2.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C8BEA2.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BDA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C0A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFB9B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BEA2?

With the hex code #C8BEA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BEA2?

Use black text. Black on #C8BEA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BEA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2ACC8, and analogous partners are #C8ABA2 and #BFC8A2.