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#BEAAA8

Greige · light neutral

About #BEAAA8

With the hex code #BEAAA8, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8BCBE, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green170
Blue168

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BEAAA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAAA8.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAAA8.
9.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAAA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAAA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEACA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B0A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A8A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAAA8?

With the hex code #BEAAA8, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAAA8?

Use black text. Black on #BEAAA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAAA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8BCBE, and analogous partners are #BEA8B1 and #BEB5A8.