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#CEBCB2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEBCB2

#CEBCB2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2C4CE — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEBCB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green188
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CEBCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCB2.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBCB2.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBCB2?

#CEBCB2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBCB2?

Use black text. Black on #CEBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBCB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2C4CE, and analogous partners are #CEB2B6 and #CECAB2.