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#BAA8A0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BAA8A0

#BAA8A0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 66% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.5), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A0B2BA (dusty 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 9.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green168
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #BAA8A0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAA8A0.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAA8A0.
9.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA8A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA8A0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA99F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1ADA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA5A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA8A0?

#BAA8A0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 66% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA8A0?

Use black text. Black on #BAA8A0 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA8A0?

Its complementary colour is #A0B2BA, and analogous partners are #BAA0A5 and #BAB5A0.