ColorXprez

#CEBDB2

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEBDB2

With the hex code #CEBDB2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% 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 6.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2C3CE, 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 11.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red206
Green189
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CEBDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBDB2.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBDB2.
11.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BABA

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBDB2?

With the hex code #CEBDB2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBDB2?

Use black text. Black on #CEBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBDB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2C3CE, and analogous partners are #CEB2B5 and #CECBB2.