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#BFABAA

Greige · light neutral

About #BFABAA

#BFABAA is a light, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.2), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABEBF (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 9.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green171
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #BFABAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFABAA.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFABAA.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFABAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEADAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A9AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFABAA?

#BFABAA is a light, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFABAA?

Use black text. Black on #BFABAA has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFABAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABEBF, and analogous partners are #BFAAB3 and #BFB5AA.