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#BCA89D

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCA89D

With the hex code #BCA89D, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 66% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DB1BC, 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 — 9.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green168
Blue157

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #BCA89D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA89D.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCA89D.
9.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA89D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA89D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA99C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AD9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A5A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA89D?

With the hex code #BCA89D, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 66% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA89D?

Use black text. Black on #BCA89D has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA89D?

Its complementary colour is #9DB1BC, and analogous partners are #BC9DA2 and #BCB89D.