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#BFAA9F

Greige · light warm orange

About #BFAA9F

#BFAA9F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9FB4BF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green170
Blue159

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #BFAA9F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAA9F.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAA9F.
9.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAA9F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAA9F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AC9E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B09F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5A7A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAA9F?

#BFAA9F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAA9F?

Use black text. Black on #BFAA9F has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAA9F?

Its complementary colour is #9FB4BF, and analogous partners are #BF9FA4 and #BFBA9F.