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#BEAFA7

Greige · light neutral

About #BEAFA7

#BEAFA7 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 3.2), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7B6BE (silver), 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 — 9.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green175
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #BEAFA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA7.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEAFA7.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B0A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B3A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3ADAD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFA7?

#BEAFA7 is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFA7?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7B6BE, and analogous partners are #BEA7AB and #BEBBA7.