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#D4BBAC

Greige · light warm orange

About #D4BBAC

#D4BBAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACC5D4 (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 11.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D4BBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BBAC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BBAC.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BBAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BDAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCB7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BBAC?

#D4BBAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BBAC?

Use black text. Black on #D4BBAC has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BBAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACC5D4, and analogous partners are #D4ACB1 and #D4CFAC.