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#BEABA7

Greige · light neutral

About #BEABA7

With the hex code #BEABA7, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BABE, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green171
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #BEABA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA7.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEABA7.
9.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFADA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B0A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A9AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABA7?

With the hex code #BEABA7, this is a light red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABA7?

Use black text. Black on #BEABA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7BABE, and analogous partners are #BEA7AF and #BEB6A7.