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#BEAFA1

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEAFA1

#BEAFA1 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.7), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A1B0BE (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 — 9.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green175
Blue161

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BEAFA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA1.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA1.
9.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AFA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B3A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4ACAB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFA1?

#BEAFA1 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFA1?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFA1 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFA1?

Its complementary colour is #A1B0BE, and analogous partners are #BEA1A2 and #BEBEA1.