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#D2BAAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BAAA

#D2BAAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.2); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAC2D2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BAAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green186
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D2BAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BAAA.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BAAA.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C0AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB6B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BAAA?

#D2BAAA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BAAA?

Use black text. Black on #D2BAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC2D2, and analogous partners are #D2AAAE and #D2CEAA.