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#CEB7AE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEB7AE

#CEB7AE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.0); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEC5CE — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEB7AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green183
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CEB7AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEB7AE.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEB7AE.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB7AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB7AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B4B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB7AE?

#CEB7AE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 72% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB7AE?

Use black text. Black on #CEB7AE has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB7AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC5CE, and analogous partners are #CEAEB5 and #CEC7AE.