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#BFAEA1

Greige · light warm orange

About #BFAEA1

#BFAEA1 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 3.2), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A1B2BF (dusty blue), 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 — 9.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red191
Green174
Blue161

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BFAEA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAEA1.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFAEA1.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAEA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAEA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AFA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B2A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5ABAA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAEA1?

#BFAEA1 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAEA1?

Use black text. Black on #BFAEA1 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAEA1?

Its complementary colour is #A1B2BF, and analogous partners are #BFA1A3 and #BFBDA1.