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#BDAFAA

Greige · light neutral

About #BDAFAA

With the hex code #BDAFAA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 4.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAB8BD, 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 9.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green175
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #BDAFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAFAA.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDAFAA.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDAFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B0AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B3AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ADAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAFAA?

With the hex code #BDAFAA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 #BDAFAA?

Use black text. Black on #BDAFAA has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAFAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB8BD, and analogous partners are #BDAAAF and #BDB9AA.