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#BEB8A0

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #BEB8A0

With the hex code #BEB8A0, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 72% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0A6BE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green184
Blue160

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #BEB8A0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEB8A0.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #BEB8A0.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEB8A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEB8A0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB79F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB9A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B4B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEB8A0?

With the hex code #BEB8A0, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 72% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEB8A0?

Use black text. Black on #BEB8A0 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEB8A0?

Its complementary colour is #A0A6BE, and analogous partners are #BEA9A0 and #B5BEA0.