What color is #BEA184?

#BEA184 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 #BEA184?

The RGB value is 190, 161, 132: 190 red, 161 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA184?

The complementary color is #84A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA184 color

#BEA184 rgb(190, 161, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA184 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.1% green and 51.8% blue (190, 161, 132).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#BEA184 color codes

HEX	`#BEA184`
RGB	`rgb(190, 161, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, 6.32, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 20.1, 71.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.146, 38.104, 27.171)`
Decimal	`12493188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA184, 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 #BEA184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #BEA184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea184; }
.text { color: #bea184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 161 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea184, #bebe84); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA184?: #BEA184 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 #BEA184?: The RGB value is 190, 161, 132: 190 red, 161 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA184?: The complementary color is #84A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.