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#BDABA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #BDABA2

With the hex code #BDABA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2B4BD, 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 9.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green171
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #BDABA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDABA2.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDABA2.
9.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDABA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDABA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0ACA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B0A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDABA2?

With the hex code #BDABA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDABA2?

Use black text. Black on #BDABA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDABA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B4BD, and analogous partners are #BDA2A7 and #BDB9A2.