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#BCA7AA

Greige · light warm red

About #BCA7AA

With the hex code #BCA7AA, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BCB9, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green167
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BCA7AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA7AA.
2.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA7AA.
9.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA7AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA7AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEADAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A6A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA7AA?

With the hex code #BCA7AA, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA7AA?

Use black text. Black on #BCA7AA has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA7AA?

Its complementary colour is #A7BCB9, and analogous partners are #BCA7B4 and #BCAFA7.