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#D0BBAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #D0BBAE

#D0BBAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEC3D0 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BBAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green187
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D0BBAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBAE.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBAE.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BBAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BBAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BBAE?

#D0BBAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BBAE?

Use black text. Black on #D0BBAE has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BBAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC3D0, and analogous partners are #D0AEB2 and #D0CCAE.