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#D0BCA2

Khaki · light warm orange

About #D0BCA2

With the hex code #D0BCA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B6D0, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green188
Blue162

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.1
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D0BCA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D0BCA2.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D0BCA2.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BCA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BCA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BCA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C1A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B7B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BCA2?

With the hex code #D0BCA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BCA2?

Use black text. Black on #D0BCA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BCA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B6D0, and analogous partners are #D0A5A2 and #CDD0A2.