What color is #BEBAA7?

#BEBAA7 is a light, grayish yellow known as Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ash?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 167: 190 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ash?

The complementary color is #A7ABBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ash color: hex code #BEBAA7

#BEBAA7 rgb(190, 186, 167)

Shades of gray

Ash has the hex code #BEBAA7. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 65.5% blue (190, 186, 167).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

Ash (#BEBAA7) color codes

HEX	`#BEBAA7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, -1.89, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 10.31, 100.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.768, 48.855, 43.571)`
Decimal	`12499623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ash, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEBAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEBAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebaa7; }
.text { color: #bebaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebaa7, #b6bea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #BEBAA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BEBAA7?: #BEBAA7 is a light, grayish yellow known as Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ash?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 167: 190 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ash?: The complementary color is #A7ABBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.