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#BCABA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCABA0

With the hex code #BCABA0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% 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 3.3 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0B1BC, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green171
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #BCABA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCABA0.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCABA0.
9.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCABA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCABA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AC9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4AFA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCABA0?

With the hex code #BCABA0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCABA0?

Use black text. Black on #BCABA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCABA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0B1BC, and analogous partners are #BCA0A3 and #BCB9A0.