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#D2BBB3

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BBB3

With the hex code #D2BBB3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3CAD2, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green187
Blue179

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D2BBB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBB3.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BBB3.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9B8B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBB3?

With the hex code #D2BBB3, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3CAD2, and analogous partners are #D2B3BA and #D2CBB3.