What color is #BEA496?

#BEA496 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA496?

The RGB value is 190, 164, 150: 190 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA496?

The complementary color is #96B0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA496 color

#BEA496 rgb(190, 164, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA496 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.3% green and 58.8% blue (190, 164, 150).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#BEA496 color codes

HEX	`#BEA496`
RGB	`rgb(190, 164, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 7.26, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 12.99, 56.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.016, 39.701, 34.403)`
Decimal	`12493974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA496, 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 #BEA496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #BEA496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea496; }
.text { color: #bea496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 164 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea496, #beb896); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA496?: #BEA496 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA496?: The RGB value is 190, 164, 150: 190 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA496?: The complementary color is #96B0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.