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#BCA69D

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCA69D

#BCA69D is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.8), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9DB3BC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green166
Blue157

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #BCA69D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA69D.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA69D.
9.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA69D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA69D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA89C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0AC9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A3A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA69D?

#BCA69D is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA69D?

Use black text. Black on #BCA69D has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA69D?

Its complementary colour is #9DB3BC, and analogous partners are #BC9DA3 and #BCB59D.