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#BEADA3

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEADA3

#BEADA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 3.3), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3B4BE (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 — 9.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green173
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BEADA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEADA3.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEADA3.
9.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEADA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEADA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AEA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B2A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4AAAA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEADA3?

#BEADA3 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEADA3?

Use black text. Black on #BEADA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEADA3?

Its complementary colour is #A3B4BE, and analogous partners are #BEA3A7 and #BEBBA3.