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#BAABA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BAABA0

#BAABA0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A0AFBA (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 9.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green171
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BAABA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAABA0.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAABA0.
9.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAABA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAABA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAC9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AFA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAABA0?

#BAABA0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BAABA0?

Use black text. Black on #BAABA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAABA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0AFBA, and analogous partners are #BAA0A2 and #BAB8A0.