What color is #BEA932?

#BEA932 is a moderate yellow known as Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hey Pesto?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 50: 190 red, 169 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hey Pesto?

The complementary color is #3247BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA932?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hey Pesto color: hex code #BEA932

#BEA932 rgb(190, 169, 50)

Shades of yellow

Hey Pesto has the hex code #BEA932. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 19.6% blue (190, 169, 50).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 58% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 74% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

Hey Pesto (#BEA932) color codes

HEX	`#BEA932`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 58%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 74%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 74%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -5.27, 60.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 60.72, 94.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.001, 39.555, 8.756)`
Decimal	`12495154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hey Pesto, 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 #BEA932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BEA932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea932; }
.text { color: #bea932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea932, #8dbe32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #BEA932 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BEA932?: #BEA932 is a moderate yellow known as Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hey Pesto?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 50: 190 red, 169 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hey Pesto?: The complementary color is #3247BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA932?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.