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#BDAFA1

Greige · light warm orange

About #BDAFA1

With the hex code #BDAFA1, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 69% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 2.3 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A1AFBD, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red189
Green175
Blue161

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BDAFA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAFA1.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAFA1.
9.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDAFA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDAFA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AFA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B2A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAFA1?

With the hex code #BDAFA1, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 69% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDAFA1?

Use black text. Black on #BDAFA1 has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAFA1?

Its complementary colour is #A1AFBD, and analogous partners are #BDA1A1 and #BDBDA1.