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#D2BFA6

Khaki · light warm orange

About #D2BFA6

With the hex code #D2BFA6, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6B9D2, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green191
Blue166

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D2BFA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D2BFA6.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D2BFA6.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7BFA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC4A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFA6?

With the hex code #D2BFA6, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFA6?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFA6?

Its complementary colour is #A6B9D2, and analogous partners are #D2A9A6 and #CFD2A6.