#BDB9AA
Greige · light warm yellow
About #BDB9AA
#BDB9AA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAAEBD (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 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDB9AA?
#BDB9AA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BDB9AA?
Use black text. Black on #BDB9AA has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDB9AA?
Its complementary colour is #AAAEBD, and analogous partners are #BDAFAA and #B8BDAA.