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#CCB5AE

Greige · light warm red

About #CCB5AE

#CCB5AE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.0), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC5CC (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 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green181
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CCB5AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB5AE.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB5AE.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB5AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB5AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBCAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B2B3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB5AE?

#CCB5AE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB5AE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB5AE has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB5AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC5CC, and analogous partners are #CCAEB6 and #CCC4AE.