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#BEABA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEABA0

#BEABA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.0); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0B3BE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEABA0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green171
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #BEABA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA0.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA0.
9.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AC9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B0A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABA0?

#BEABA0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABA0?

Use black text. Black on #BEABA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0B3BE, and analogous partners are #BEA0A4 and #BEBAA0.