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#D3BCAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #D3BCAC

#D3BCAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACC3D3 (light 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 11.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green188
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D3BCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D3BCAC.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D3BCAC.
11.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BCAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBB8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BCAC?

#D3BCAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BCAC?

Use black text. Black on #D3BCAC has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACC3D3, and analogous partners are #D3ACB0 and #D3D0AC.