What color is #BEA393?

#BEA393 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA393?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 147: 190 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA393?

The complementary color is #93AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA393 color

#BEA393 rgb(190, 163, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA393 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 57.6% blue (190, 163, 147).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#BEA393 color codes

HEX	`#BEA393`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 7.35, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 14.05, 58.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.599, 39.249, 33.088)`
Decimal	`12493715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA393, 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 #BEA393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #BEA393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea393; }
.text { color: #bea393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea393, #beb993); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA393?: #BEA393 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA393?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 147: 190 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA393?: The complementary color is #93AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.