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#D2BEB7

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BEB7

#D2BEB7 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7CBD2 (silver), 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 — 11.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green190
Blue183

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D2BEB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BEB7.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BEB7.
11.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BEB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BEB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C0B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BBBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BEB7?

#D2BEB7 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BEB7?

Use black text. Black on #D2BEB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BEB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7CBD2, and analogous partners are #D2B7BE and #D2CBB7.