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#BFBDAC

Greige · light warm yellow

About #BFBDAC

With the hex code #BFBDAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAEBF, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red191
Green189
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #BFBDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBDAC.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBDAC.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFBDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2BAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFBDAC?

With the hex code #BFBDAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFBDAC?

Use black text. Black on #BFBDAC has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFBDAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAEBF, and analogous partners are #BFB3AC and #B7BFAC.