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#BEABA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEABA2

#BEABA2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.3), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2B5BE (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 9.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green171
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #BEABA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA2.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA2.
9.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0ACA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B0A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4A8A8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABA2?

#BEABA2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABA2?

Use black text. Black on #BEABA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B5BE, and analogous partners are #BEA2A7 and #BEB9A2.