#BFAAA9
Greige · light warm red
About #BFAAA9
#BFAAA9 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.5); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A9BEBF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFAAA9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFAAA9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFAAA9?
#BFAAA9 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BFAAA9?
Use black text. Black on #BFAAA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFAAA9?
Its complementary colour is #A9BEBF, and analogous partners are #BFA9B3 and #BFB5A9.