What color is #BEA489?

#BEA489 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 #BEA489?

The RGB value is 190, 164, 137: 190 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA489?

The complementary color is #89A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA489 color

#BEA489 rgb(190, 164, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA489 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.3% green and 53.7% blue (190, 164, 137).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#BEA489 color codes

HEX	`#BEA489`
RGB	`rgb(190, 164, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 5.37, 17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 18.34, 72.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.026, 39.306, 29.193)`
Decimal	`12493961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA489, 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 #BEA489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #BEA489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea489; }
.text { color: #bea489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 164 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea489, #bdbe89); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA489?: #BEA489 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 #BEA489?: The RGB value is 190, 164, 137: 190 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA489?: The complementary color is #89A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.