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#BBB2A6

Greige · light neutral

About #BBB2A6

With the hex code #BBB2A6, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 70% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 1.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6AFBB, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green178
Blue166

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 1.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #BBB2A6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BBB2A6.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BBB2A6.
10.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBB2A6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBB2A6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B2A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B4A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFB0AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBB2A6?

With the hex code #BBB2A6, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 70% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BBB2A6?

Use black text. Black on #BBB2A6 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBB2A6?

Its complementary colour is #A6AFBB, and analogous partners are #BBA8A6 and #BABBA6.