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#BEA38D

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEA38D

#BEA38D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 6.8); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8DA8BE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEA38D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green163
Blue141

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #BEA38D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA38D.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA38D.
8.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA38D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA38D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA48C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AA8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C79E9D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA38D?

#BEA38D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA38D?

Use black text. Black on #BEA38D has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA38D?

Its complementary colour is #8DA8BE, and analogous partners are #BE8D90 and #BEBB8D.