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#BDAA98

Greige · light warm orange

About #BDAA98

#BDAA98 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.4), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #98ABBD (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 9.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green170
Blue152

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #BDAA98

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAA98.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAA98.
9.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDAA98 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDAA98
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AB97
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5AF98
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A6A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAA98?

#BDAA98 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDAA98?

Use black text. Black on #BDAA98 has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAA98?

Its complementary colour is #98ABBD, and analogous partners are #BD9899 and #BDBD98.