What color is #BEA088?

#BEA088 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA088?

The RGB value is 190, 160, 136: 190 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA088?

The complementary color is #88A6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA088 color

#BEA088 rgb(190, 160, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA088 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.7% green and 53.3% blue (190, 160, 136).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#BEA088 color codes

HEX	`#BEA088`
RGB	`rgb(190, 160, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 7.41, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 18.21, 65.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.25, 37.868, 28.582)`
Decimal	`12492936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA088, 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 #BEA088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #BEA088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea088; }
.text { color: #bea088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 160 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea088, #bebb88); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA088?: #BEA088 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA088?: The RGB value is 190, 160, 136: 190 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA088?: The complementary color is #88A6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.