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#BCAAA4

Greige · light neutral

About #BCAAA4

With the hex code #BCAAA4, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4B6BC, 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 9.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green170
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #BCAAA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAAA4.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAAA4.
9.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCAAA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCAAA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEACA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AFA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1A8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCAAA4?

With the hex code #BCAAA4, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BCAAA4?

Use black text. Black on #BCAAA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCAAA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4B6BC, and analogous partners are #BCA4AA and #BCB6A4.