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#BAADA3

Greige · light neutral

About #BAADA3

With the hex code #BAADA3, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% 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 virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3B0BA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red186
Green173
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 1.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BAADA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAADA3.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BAADA3.
9.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAADA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAADA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AEA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B0A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFAAAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAADA3?

With the hex code #BAADA3, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% 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 #BAADA3?

Use black text. Black on #BAADA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAADA3?

Its complementary colour is #A3B0BA, and analogous partners are #BAA3A4 and #BAB9A3.