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#BFAAA7

Greige · light warm red

About #BFAAA7

With the hex code #BFAAA7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BCBF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BFAAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAAA7.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAAA7.
9.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEACA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B0A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A8A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAAA7?

With the hex code #BFAAA7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAAA7?

Use black text. Black on #BFAAA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAAA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7BCBF, and analogous partners are #BFA7B0 and #BFB6A7.