What color is #BEA378?

#BEA378 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA378?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 120: 190 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA378?

The complementary color is #7893BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA378 color

#BEA378 rgb(190, 163, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA378 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 47.1% blue (190, 163, 120).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Medallion (#C3A679), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#BEA378 color codes

HEX	`#BEA378`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, 3.71, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 26.29, 81.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.723, 38.499, 23.21)`
Decimal	`12493688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA378, 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 #BEA378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #BEA378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea378; }
.text { color: #bea378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea378, #b6be78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BEA378?: #BEA378 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA378?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 120: 190 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA378?: The complementary color is #7893BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.