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#CCB7AE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CCB7AE

With the hex code #CCB7AE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 6.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEC3CC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green183
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CCB7AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB7AE.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCB7AE.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB7AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB7AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B4B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB7AE?

With the hex code #CCB7AE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 72% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB7AE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB7AE has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB7AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC3CC, and analogous partners are #CCAEB4 and #CCC6AE.