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#CEBCAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEBCAE

#CEBCAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC0CE (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 11.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green188
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CEBCAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCAE.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCAE.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEBCAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B8B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBCAE?

#CEBCAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBCAE?

Use black text. Black on #CEBCAE has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBCAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC0CE, and analogous partners are #CEAEB0 and #CECCAE.