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#BAABA5

Greige · light neutral

About #BAABA5

With the hex code #BAABA5, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5B4BA, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green171
Blue165

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BAABA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAABA5.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAABA5.
9.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAABA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAABA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFACA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AFA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAABA5?

With the hex code #BAABA5, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BAABA5?

Use black text. Black on #BAABA5 has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAABA5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B4BA, and analogous partners are #BAA5AA and #BAB5A5.