#BEB8A9
Greige · light warm orange
About #BEB8A9
With the hex code #BEB8A9, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 72% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A9AFBE, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEB8A9?
With the hex code #BEB8A9, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 72% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BEB8A9?
Use black text. Black on #BEB8A9 has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEB8A9?
Its complementary colour is #A9AFBE, and analogous partners are #BEADA9 and #BABEA9.