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#CCBFAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #CCBFAF

With the hex code #CCBFAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% 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 6.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFBCCC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CCBFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCBFAF.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CCBFAF.
11.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCBFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBFAF?

With the hex code #CCBFAF, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBFAF?

Use black text. Black on #CCBFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFBCCC, and analogous partners are #CCB1AF and #CBCCAF.