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#CEBEAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #CEBEAE

With the hex code #CEBEAE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% 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 6.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEBECE, 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 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green190
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CEBEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBEAE.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #CEBEAE.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEBEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBEAE?

With the hex code #CEBEAE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBEAE?

Use black text. Black on #CEBEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBEAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBECE, and analogous partners are #CEAEAE and #CECEAE.