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#CEBCB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEBCB0

With the hex code #CEBCB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0C2CE, 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 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green188
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CEBCB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCB0.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCB0.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBCB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBCB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBCB0?

With the hex code #CEBCB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBCB0?

Use black text. Black on #CEBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBCB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C2CE, and analogous partners are #CEB0B3 and #CECBB0.