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#BBAFA4

Greige · light neutral

About #BBAFA4

#BBAFA4 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 1.3), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4B0BB (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 9.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red187
Green175
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 1.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BBAFA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BBAFA4.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BBAFA4.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBAFA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBAFA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AFA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B2A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0ACAC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBAFA4?

#BBAFA4 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BBAFA4?

Use black text. Black on #BBAFA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBAFA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4B0BB, and analogous partners are #BBA4A5 and #BBBBA4.