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#BEAFA0

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEAFA0

With the hex code #BEAFA0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0AFBE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green175
Blue160

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #BEAFA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA0.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA0.
9.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AF9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B3A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFA0?

With the hex code #BEAFA0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFA0?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0AFBE, and analogous partners are #BEA0A0 and #BEBEA0.