French Beige is a medium dark medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Pastel Orange, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. French Beige is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for French Beige is #A67B5B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, French Beige has 65%% Red, 48% Green, and 36% Blue.
French Beige has 26° Hue, 45% Saturation, and 65% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
French Beige has 26° Hue, 29% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
French Beige has 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 45% yellow, and 35% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#A67B5B |
|
RGB |
(166, 123, 91) |
(65%, 48%, 36%) |
HSV |
(26°, 45, 65) |
(7%, 45%, 65%) |
HSL |
(26°, 29, 50) |
(7%, 29%, 50%) |
CMYK |
(0, 26, 45, 35) |
(0%, 26%, 45%, 35%) |
The natural luminance of French Beige is 23%, which is low.
French Beige has a higher contrast with black than white.
French Beige and black have a 5.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
French Beige and white have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
23% |
AA (5.6) |
insufficient (3.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix French Beige paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Yellow, 21% Red, 35% Black, 36% White, as shown below.
Yellow
8%
Red
21%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
35%
White
36%
To mix French Beige paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 19% Yellow, 35% Black, 36% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
11%
Yellow
19%
Black
35%
White
36%
Colors similar to French Beige are: Mocha, Pale Brown, Brownish, Coffee, and Pinkish Brown. Mocha is more orange and brighter and darker than French Beige. Pale Brown is more yellow and darker than French Beige. Brownish is more red and darker than French Beige. Coffee is more yellow and brighter than French Beige. Pinkish Brown is more red than French Beige.