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#CCB4B2

Greige · light warm red

About #CCB4B2

#CCB4B2 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.5), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CACC (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green180
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CCB4B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB4B2.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB4B2.
10.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB4B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB4B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B7B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBBB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B2B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB4B2?

#CCB4B2 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB4B2?

Use black text. Black on #CCB4B2 has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB4B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2CACC, and analogous partners are #CCB2BD and #CCC1B2.