What color is #BE9C14?

#BE9C14 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9C14?

The RGB value is 190, 156, 20: 190 red, 156 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9C14?

The complementary color is #1436BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9C14?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9C14 color

#BE9C14 rgb(190, 156, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BE9C14 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 61.2% green and 7.8% blue (190, 156, 20).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 81% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 89% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rapeseed (#C19A13), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#BE9C14 color codes

HEX	`#BE9C14`
RGB	`rgb(190, 156, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 61.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 81%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 89%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 89%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 0.7, 66.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 66.17, 89.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.252, 34.777, 5.623)`
Decimal	`12491796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9C14, 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 #BE9C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #BE9C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9c14; }
.text { color: #be9c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 156 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9c14, #8bbe14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BE9C14?: #BE9C14 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9C14?: The RGB value is 190, 156, 20: 190 red, 156 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9C14?: The complementary color is #1436BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9C14?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.