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#BFBCAB

Greige · light warm yellow

About #BFBCAB

#BFBCAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABAEBF (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 — 11.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BFBCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBCAB.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBCAB.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFBCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFBCAB?

#BFBCAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFBCAB?

Use black text. Black on #BFBCAB has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFBCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABAEBF, and analogous partners are #BFB2AB and #B8BFAB.