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#D0BBB0

Greige · light warm orange

About #D0BBB0

#D0BBB0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0C5D0 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green187
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D0BBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBB0.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BBB0.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B8B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BBB0?

#D0BBB0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BBB0?

Use black text. Black on #D0BBB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BBB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0C5D0, and analogous partners are #D0B0B5 and #D0CBB0.