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#BAAB97

Greige · light warm orange

About #BAAB97

#BAAB97 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.2), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #97A6BA (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green171
Blue151

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #BAAB97

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAAB97.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAAB97.
9.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAAB97 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAAB97
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AB96
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5AF97
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A7A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAAB97?

#BAAB97 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BAAB97?

Use black text. Black on #BAAB97 has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAAB97?

Its complementary colour is #97A6BA, and analogous partners are #BA9A97 and #B8BA97.