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#BEA385

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEA385

With the hex code #BEA385, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Tan. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #85A0BE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green163
Blue133

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 5.4
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 8.2
Camel
#C19A6B · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #BEA385

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA385.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA385.
8.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA385 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA385
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA483
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AA86
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C89D9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA385?

With the hex code #BEA385, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA385?

Use black text. Black on #BEA385 has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA385?

Its complementary colour is #85A0BE, and analogous partners are #BE8685 and #BDBE85.