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#D2BFB3

Greige · light warm orange

About #D2BFB3

#D2BFB3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3C6D2 (light blue), 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 — 11.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green191
Blue179

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D2BFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BFB3.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D2BFB3.
11.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C0B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BCBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFB3?

#D2BFB3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3C6D2, and analogous partners are #D2B3B6 and #D2CFB3.