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#BCADA7

Greige · light neutral

About #BCADA7

With the hex code #BCADA7, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7B6BC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green173
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #BCADA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCADA7.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCADA7.
9.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCADA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCADA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AEA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B1A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ABAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCADA7?

With the hex code #BCADA7, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BCADA7?

Use black text. Black on #BCADA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCADA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7B6BC, and analogous partners are #BCA7AB and #BCB8A7.