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#D2BFB8

Silver · light warm orange

About #D2BFB8

With the hex code #D2BFB8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CBD2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green191
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D2BFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BFB8.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #D2BFB8.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C1B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C4B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BCBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFB8?

With the hex code #D2BFB8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFB8?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8CBD2, and analogous partners are #D2B8BE and #D2CCB8.