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#BEAFA4

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEAFA4

#BEAFA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Greige (ΔE 2.5), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4B3BE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green175
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 2.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BEAFA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA4.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA4.
9.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B0A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B3A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3ACAC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFA4?

#BEAFA4 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFA4?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4B3BE, and analogous partners are #BEA4A6 and #BEBCA4.