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#CCB4AE

Greige · light warm red

About #CCB4AE

With the hex code #CCB4AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEC6CC, a light 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 10.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green180
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CCB4AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB4AE.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB4AE.
10.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB4AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB4AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B6AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBBAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B1B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB4AE?

With the hex code #CCB4AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB4AE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB4AE has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB4AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC6CC, and analogous partners are #CCAEB7 and #CCC3AE.