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#BEAC8F

Khaki · light warm orange

About #BEAC8F

#BEAC8F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Khaki (ΔE 1.9), with Tan the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FA1BE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green172
Blue143

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 1.9
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #BEAC8F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEAC8F.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEAC8F.
9.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAC8F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAC8F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AC8D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6A7A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAC8F?

#BEAC8F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAC8F?

Use black text. Black on #BEAC8F has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAC8F?

Its complementary colour is #8FA1BE, and analogous partners are #BE958F and #B9BE8F.