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#BCADAB

Greige · light neutral

About #BCADAB

#BCADAB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABBABC (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green173
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BCADAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCADAB.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCADAB.
9.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCADAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AFAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B1AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0ABAC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCADAB?

#BCADAB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% 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 #BCADAB?

Use black text. Black on #BCADAB has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCADAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABBABC, and analogous partners are #BCABB1 and #BCB6AB.