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#D3BBB3

Greige · light warm orange

About #D3BBB3

#D3BBB3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.4), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3CBD3 (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 — 11.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green187
Blue179

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D3BBB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D3BBB3.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D3BBB3.
11.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C2B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB8B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBB3?

#D3BBB3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBB3?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3CBD3, and analogous partners are #D3B3BB and #D3CBB3.