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#BEBCAC

Greige · light warm yellow

About #BEBCAC

#BEBCAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACAEBE (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 10.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green188
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #BEBCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBCAC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBCAC.
10.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEBCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BCAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1BAB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBCAC?

#BEBCAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBCAC?

Use black text. Black on #BEBCAC has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAEBE, and analogous partners are #BEB3AC and #B7BEAC.