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#D2BBAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BBAF

#D2BBAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFC6D2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BBAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green187
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D2BBAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAF.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBAF.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BDAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9B7B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBAF?

#D2BBAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBAF?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBAF has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC6D2, and analogous partners are #D2AFB5 and #D2CCAF.