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#BFADA5

Greige · light warm orange

About #BFADA5

#BFADA5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.1), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5B7BF (silver), 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 — 9.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green173
Blue165

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #BFADA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFADA5.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFADA5.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFADA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFADA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AEA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B2A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4AAAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFADA5?

#BFADA5 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFADA5?

Use black text. Black on #BFADA5 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFADA5?

Its complementary colour is #A5B7BF, and analogous partners are #BFA5AA and #BFBAA5.