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#BEA68D

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEA68D

#BEA68D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 65% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 4.8); Tan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8DA5BE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEA68D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green166
Blue141

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 4.8
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BEA68D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA68D.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEA68D.
9.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA68D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA68D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA78B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4AC8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7A09F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA68D?

#BEA68D is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 65% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA68D?

Use black text. Black on #BEA68D has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA68D?

Its complementary colour is #8DA5BE, and analogous partners are #BE8D8D and #BEBE8D.