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#BEAAA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEAAA0

#BEAAA0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.6), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A0B4BE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green170
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #BEAAA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAAA0.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAAA0.
9.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAAA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAAA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAC9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4AFA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A7A7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAAA0?

#BEAAA0 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAAA0?

Use black text. Black on #BEAAA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAAA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0B4BE, and analogous partners are #BEA0A5 and #BEB9A0.