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#BCAFA3

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCAFA3

#BCAFA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 1.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3B0BC (dusty blue), 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 — 9.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green175
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 1.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BCAFA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAFA3.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCAFA3.
9.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCAFA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCAFA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AFA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B2A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ACAC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCAFA3?

#BCAFA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCAFA3?

Use black text. Black on #BCAFA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCAFA3?

Its complementary colour is #A3B0BC, and analogous partners are #BCA3A3 and #BCBCA3.