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#BCAA9D

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCAA9D

#BCAA9D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 67% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 3.8); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9DAFBC — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BCAA9D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green170
Blue157

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #BCAA9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAA9D.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAA9D.
9.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCAA9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCAA9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAB9C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4AF9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A7A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCAA9D?

#BCAA9D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 67% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCAA9D?

Use black text. Black on #BCAA9D has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCAA9D?

Its complementary colour is #9DAFBC, and analogous partners are #BC9DA0 and #BCBA9D.