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#BEA593

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEA593

#BEA593 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 65% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #93ACBE (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 — 8.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green165
Blue147

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #BEA593

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA593.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA593.
8.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA593 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA593
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA692
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AC93
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6A0A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA593?

#BEA593 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 65% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA593?

Use black text. Black on #BEA593 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA593?

Its complementary colour is #93ACBE, and analogous partners are #BE9396 and #BEBB93.