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#BCAE94

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BCAE94

With the hex code #BCAE94, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94A2BC, 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 9.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green174
Blue148

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 3.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #BCAE94

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BCAE94.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BCAE94.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCAE94 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCAE94
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5AD92
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B195
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A9A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCAE94?

With the hex code #BCAE94, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCAE94?

Use black text. Black on #BCAE94 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCAE94?

Its complementary colour is #94A2BC, and analogous partners are #BC9A94 and #B6BC94.