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#BCACA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCACA2

With the hex code #BCACA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B2BC, 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 9.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green172
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BCACA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCACA2.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCACA2.
9.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCACA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCACA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0ADA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B0A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1A9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCACA2?

With the hex code #BCACA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCACA2?

Use black text. Black on #BCACA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCACA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B2BC, and analogous partners are #BCA2A5 and #BCB9A2.