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#BFABA4

Greige · light warm orange

About #BFABA4

#BFABA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.1), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4B8BF (silver), 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 9.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green171
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #BFABA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFABA4.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFABA4.
9.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFABA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFABA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0ADA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B1A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5A8A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFABA4?

#BFABA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFABA4?

Use black text. Black on #BFABA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFABA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4B8BF, and analogous partners are #BFA4AB and #BFB8A4.