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#BFADA6

Greige · light neutral

About #BFADA6

#BFADA6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 68% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.4); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A6B8BF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BFADA6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green173
Blue166

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #BFADA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFADA6.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFADA6.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFADA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFADA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AFA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B2A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4AAAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFADA6?

#BFADA6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 68% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFADA6?

Use black text. Black on #BFADA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFADA6?

Its complementary colour is #A6B8BF, and analogous partners are #BFA6AB and #BFBAA6.