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#BEB592

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #BEB592

#BEB592 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 71% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 4.6), with Tan the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #929BBE (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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green181
Blue146

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 4.6
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BEB592

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEB592.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEB592.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEB592 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEB592
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB390
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB693
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5B0AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEB592?

#BEB592 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 71% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEB592?

Use black text. Black on #BEB592 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEB592?

Its complementary colour is #929BBE, and analogous partners are #BE9F92 and #B1BE92.