#BDADA8
Greige · light neutral
About #BDADA8
#BDADA8 is a near-neutral, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 68% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.6); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8B8BD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDADA8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDADA8
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDADA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDADA8?
#BDADA8 is a near-neutral, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 68% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BDADA8?
Use black text. Black on #BDADA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDADA8?
Its complementary colour is #A8B8BD, and analogous partners are #BDA8AD and #BDB8A8.