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#BEB09D

Greige · light warm orange

About #BEB09D

#BEB09D is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.4), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9DABBE (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 — 9.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green176
Blue157

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BEB09D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEB09D.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEB09D.
9.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEB09D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEB09D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B09C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B39D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEB09D?

#BEB09D is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEB09D?

Use black text. Black on #BEB09D has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEB09D?

Its complementary colour is #9DABBE, and analogous partners are #BEA09D and #BCBE9D.