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#D2BDB3

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BDB3

#D2BDB3 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% 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 #B3C8D2 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BDB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green189
Blue179

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D2BDB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BDB3.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BDB3.
11.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BDB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BDB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BFB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C3B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BABA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BDB3?

#D2BDB3 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BDB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2BDB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BDB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3C8D2, and analogous partners are #D2B3B8 and #D2CDB3.