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#D2BBAA

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BBAA

With the hex code #D2BBAA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC1D2, a light 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 11.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green187
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D2BBAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAA.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAA.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB7B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBAA?

With the hex code #D2BBAA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBAA?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBAA has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC1D2, and analogous partners are #D2AAAD and #D2CFAA.