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#BCB2A0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BCB2A0

#BCB2A0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 70% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 3.4), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A0AABC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green178
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BCB2A0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCB2A0.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCB2A0.
10.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCB2A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCB2A0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B29F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B4A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1AFAD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCB2A0?

#BCB2A0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 70% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCB2A0?

Use black text. Black on #BCB2A0 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCB2A0?

Its complementary colour is #A0AABC, and analogous partners are #BCA4A0 and #B8BCA0.