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#BDACAA

Greige · light neutral

About #BDACAA

With the hex code #BDACAA, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AABBBD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green172
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BDACAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDACAA.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDACAA.
9.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDACAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1AAAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDACAA?

With the hex code #BDACAA, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BDACAA?

Use black text. Black on #BDACAA has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDACAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABBBD, and analogous partners are #BDAAB1 and #BDB6AA.