What color is #BEA094?

#BEA094 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA094?

The RGB value is 190, 160, 148: 190 red, 160 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA094?

The complementary color is #94B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA094 color

#BEA094 rgb(190, 160, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA094 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.7% green and 58% blue (190, 160, 148).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#BEA094 color codes

HEX	`#BEA094`
RGB	`rgb(190, 160, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, 9.14, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 13.82, 48.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.152, 38.228, 33.328)`
Decimal	`12492948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA094, 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 #BEA094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #BEA094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea094; }
.text { color: #bea094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 160 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea094, #beb594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEA094?: #BEA094 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA094?: The RGB value is 190, 160, 148: 190 red, 160 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA094?: The complementary color is #94B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.