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#BAACA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BAACA0

#BAACA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.1); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0AEBA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BAACA0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green172
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BAACA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAACA0.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAACA0.
9.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAACA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAACA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AD9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B0A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAACA0?

#BAACA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BAACA0?

Use black text. Black on #BAACA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAACA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0AEBA, and analogous partners are #BAA0A1 and #BAB9A0.