What color is #BEA38D?

#BEA38D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA38D?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 141: 190 red, 163 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA38D?

The complementary color is #8DA8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA38D color

#BEA38D rgb(190, 163, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA38D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 55.3% blue (190, 163, 141).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#BEA38D color codes

HEX	`#BEA38D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, 6.48, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 16.43, 66.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.14, 39.066, 30.673)`
Decimal	`12493709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA38D, 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 #BEA38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #BEA38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea38d; }
.text { color: #bea38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea38d, #bebb8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA38D?: #BEA38D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA38D?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 141: 190 red, 163 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA38D?: The complementary color is #8DA8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.