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#BE8A6F

Mocha Mousse · light warm orange

About #BE8A6F

#BE8A6F is a light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 54% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mocha Mousse (ΔE 9.0), with Camel the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6FA3BE (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 — 7.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green138
Blue111

Closest named colours

Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 9.0
Camel
#C19A6B · ΔE 12.0
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #BE8A6F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha mousse #BE8A6F.
2.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha mousse #BE8A6F.
7.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8A6F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8A6F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#988F6D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A49A6F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CB8183

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8A6F?

#BE8A6F is a light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 54% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8A6F?

Use black text. Black on #BE8A6F has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8A6F?

Its complementary colour is #6FA3BE, and analogous partners are #BE6F7C and #BEB26F.