#BEACAE
Greige · light neutral
About #BEACAE
#BEACAE is a near-neutral, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 8.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACBEBC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BEACAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEACAE?
#BEACAE is a near-neutral, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BEACAE?
Use black text. Black on #BEACAE has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEACAE?
Its complementary colour is #ACBEBC, and analogous partners are #BEACB7 and #BEB3AC.