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#D2BFA4

Khaki · light warm orange

About #D2BFA4

#D2BFA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4B7D2 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green191
Blue164

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D2BFA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D2BFA4.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D2BFA4.
11.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7BFA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC3A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABAB7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFA4?

#D2BFA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFA4?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4B7D2, and analogous partners are #D2A8A4 and #CED2A4.