#F5F5DCBeige is a moderately saturated, very light warm yellow (#F5F5DC).
At hue 60° with 56% saturation, beige lands firmly in the yellow family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with optimism, caution and visibility, which makes beige a natural fit for highlights, warning states and youthful, energetic branding.
Beige is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on beige hits 18.98:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.11:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of beige sits at 240° — #DBDBF5, close to lavender — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for beige in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from beige's position on the color wheel (hue 60°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix beige toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how beige performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Beige | 1.11:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Beige | 18.98:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F5F5E2#F5F5E4#F5E7E8Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword beige directly.
:root {
--beige: #F5F5DC;
--beige-rgb: 245, 245, 220;
--beige-tint: #FAFAEC;
--beige-shade: #878779;
}
.btn-beige {
background: var(--beige);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'beige': {
DEFAULT: '#F5F5DC',
light: '#FAFAEC',
dark: '#878779',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.