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#D2BBAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BBAB

#D2BBAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABC2D2 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green187
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D2BBAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAB.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB7B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBAB?

#D2BBAB is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBAB has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABC2D2, and analogous partners are #D2ABAF and #D2CFAB.