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#BEBBAC

Greige · light warm yellow

About #BEBBAC

With the hex code #BEBBAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% 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 4.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAFBE, 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 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #BEBBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBBAC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBBAC.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEBBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBBAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBBAC?

With the hex code #BEBBAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBBAC?

Use black text. Black on #BEBBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBBAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAFBE, and analogous partners are #BEB2AC and #B8BEAC.