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#D4BFB4

Greige · light warm orange

About #D4BFB4

#D4BFB4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% 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 #B4C9D4 (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 11.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green191
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D4BFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BFB4.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D4BFB4.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C1B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C5B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBBCBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BFB4?

#D4BFB4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BFB4?

Use black text. Black on #D4BFB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BFB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4C9D4, and analogous partners are #D4B4B9 and #D4CFB4.