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#BFB3AA

Greige · light neutral

About #BFB3AA

With the hex code #BFB3AA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAB6BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green179
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BFB3AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB3AA.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB3AA.
10.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB3AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB3AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B1B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB3AA?

With the hex code #BFB3AA, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 #BFB3AA?

Use black text. Black on #BFB3AA has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB3AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB6BF, and analogous partners are #BFAAAB and #BFBDAA.