#BFAFA3
Greige · light warm orange
About #BFAFA3
#BFAFA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.8), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3B3BF (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 — 9.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFAFA3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFAFA3?
#BFAFA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BFAFA3?
Use black text. Black on #BFAFA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFAFA3?
Its complementary colour is #A3B3BF, and analogous partners are #BFA3A5 and #BFBDA3.