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#CCBCA8

Greige · light warm orange

About #CCBCA8

#CCBCA8 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.2); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8B8CC — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCBCA8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green188
Blue168

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CCBCA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCBCA8.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCBCA8.
11.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCBCA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCBCA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C0A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B8B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBCA8?

#CCBCA8 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBCA8?

Use black text. Black on #CCBCA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBCA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8B8CC, and analogous partners are #CCAAA8 and #CACCA8.