What color is #BEA37D?

#BEA37D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA37D?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 125: 190 red, 163 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA37D?

The complementary color is #7D98BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA37D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA37D color

#BEA37D rgb(190, 163, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA37D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 49% blue (190, 163, 125).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Medallion (#C3A679), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#BEA37D color codes

HEX	`#BEA37D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, 4.33, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 23.83, 79.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.035, 38.624, 24.85)`
Decimal	`12493693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA37D, 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 #BEA37D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA37D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #BEA37D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea37d; }
.text { color: #bea37d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea37d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea37d, #b9be7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BEA37D?: #BEA37D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA37D?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 125: 190 red, 163 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA37D?: The complementary color is #7D98BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA37D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.