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#BEA285

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEA285

#BEA285 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 5.9); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #85A1BE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEA285 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green162
Blue133

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 8.6
Camel
#C19A6B · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BEA285

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA285.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA285.
8.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA285 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA285
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA383
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2A986
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C89C9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA285?

#BEA285 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA285?

Use black text. Black on #BEA285 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA285?

Its complementary colour is #85A1BE, and analogous partners are #BE8585 and #BEBE85.