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#BFB4AC

Greige · light neutral

About #BFB4AC

With the hex code #BFB4AC, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACB7BF, 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 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green180
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BFB4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB4AC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFB4AC.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B5AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B2B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB4AC?

With the hex code #BFB4AC, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFB4AC?

Use black text. Black on #BFB4AC has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB4AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB7BF, and analogous partners are #BFACAD and #BFBDAC.