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#BDB2A2

Greige · light warm orange

About #BDB2A2

#BDB2A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 70% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.6), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2ADBD (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green178
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #BDB2A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDB2A2.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BDB2A2.
10.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDB2A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDB2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B2A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B4A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2AFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDB2A2?

#BDB2A2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 70% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDB2A2?

Use black text. Black on #BDB2A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDB2A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2ADBD, and analogous partners are #BDA4A2 and #BBBDA2.