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#BEAFA2

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEAFA2

#BEAFA2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2B1BE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEAFA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BEAFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA2.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA2.
9.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B0A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B3A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFA2?

#BEAFA2 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFA2?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2B1BE, and analogous partners are #BEA2A3 and #BEBDA2.