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#D7BFA0

Khaki · light warm orange

About #D7BFA0

#D7BFA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.2); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0B8D7 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D7BFA0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green191
Blue160

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.2
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 6.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D7BFA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D7BFA0.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D7BFA0.
11.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BFA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BFA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8BF9E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC5A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B9B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BFA0?

#D7BFA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BFA0?

Use black text. Black on #D7BFA0 has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BFA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0B8D7, and analogous partners are #D7A4A0 and #D4D7A0.