Simplicable Guide

30 Types of Beige

John Spacey, November 27, 2019

Beige is a light yellowish brown. It is more than a single color as it is commonly used to describe a wide variety of light earthy browns and yellows. The word comes from the old French bege meaning "undyed wool." Beige was used as a color term in France from around 1855 and the word made its way to English by 1887. It is considered a neutral, drab, earthy and conservative color. The word beige is occasionally used as a metaphor for conservative, unimaginative aesthetics. This connotation is fading as it is far less commonly used in contemporary design as compared to the 1970s and 1980s when it was a common color for interiors, furniture, fixtures, fashion and electronics. The following are common types of beige.

Paper Beige

#dcbfa6

Bare Beige

#e8d3c9

Cosmic Latte

#fff8e7

Unbleached Silk

#ffddca

Tuscan

#fad6a5

Desert Sand

#edc9af

Ecru

#c2b280

Light French Beige

#c8ad7f

French Beige

#a67b5b

Mode Beige

#967117

Basketweave

#caad92

Beige

#f5f5dc

Beige Ganesh

#cfb095

Beige Linen

#e2dac6

Royal Beige

#cfc8b8

Birch Beige

#d9c3a1

Boutique Beige

#e1cead

Breezy Beige

#f7f2d7

Candlelit Beige

#f1ede0

Death Valley Beige

#f8d77f

Pencil Beige

#f8d77f

Gnocchi Beige

#ffeebb

Honey Beige

#f3e2c6

Light Beige

#f5efe8

Malibu Beige

#c9c0b1

Mesa Beige

#f2ebd6

Shoelace Beige

#f6ebd3

Stonish Beige

#ccb49a

Termite Beige

#ddbb66

Woolly Beige

#e7d5c9

Notes

Early computer and telephone hardware was often a beige color.

Cosmic latte was calculated as the average color of the universe by a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University in 2002.

Offset CMYK printers have trouble producing beige such that it may appear purple or green.

Overview: Beige Color
Type Of	Brown Yellow
Color Of	Undyed wool Average color of the universe
Associations	Earthy Conservative Drab
X11 Color Name	Beige #f5f5dc
Etymology	From the old French bege meaning undyed wool.