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#C8BFAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #C8BFAB

#C8BFAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABB4C8 (dusty blue), 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 — 11.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green191
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #C8BFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BFAB.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C8BFAB.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BFAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDBBB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BFAB?

#C8BFAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8BFAB?

Use black text. Black on #C8BFAB has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BFAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB4C8, and analogous partners are #C8B0AB and #C2C8AB.