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#D4BCAF

Greige · light warm orange

About #D4BCAF

#D4BCAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFC7D4 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D4BCAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green188
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D4BCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BCAF.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BCAF.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BCAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBB8B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BCAF?

#D4BCAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BCAF?

Use black text. Black on #D4BCAF has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BCAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC7D4, and analogous partners are #D4AFB4 and #D4CFAF.