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#D2BCAB

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BCAB

#D2BCAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABC1D2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BCAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D2BCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BCAB.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BCAB.
11.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BCAB?

#D2BCAB is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BCAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2BCAB has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABC1D2, and analogous partners are #D2ABAE and #D2D0AB.