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#BFB3AD

Greige · light neutral

About #BFB3AD

With the hex code #BFB3AD, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 70% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADB9BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green179
Blue173

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BFB3AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB3AD.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB3AD.
10.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB3AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB3AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B4AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B1B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB3AD?

With the hex code #BFB3AD, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 70% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BFB3AD?

Use black text. Black on #BFB3AD has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB3AD?

Its complementary colour is #ADB9BF, and analogous partners are #BFADB0 and #BFBCAD.