What color is #BEA59B?

#BEA59B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA59B?

The RGB value is 190, 165, 155: 190 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA59B?

The complementary color is #9BB4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA59B color

#BEA59B rgb(190, 165, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA59B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (190, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#BEA59B color codes

HEX	`#BEA59B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, 7.49, 8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 11.36, 48.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.607, 40.225, 36.629)`
Decimal	`12494235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA59B, 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 #BEA59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #BEA59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea59b; }
.text { color: #bea59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea59b, #beb79b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEA59B?: #BEA59B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA59B?: The RGB value is 190, 165, 155: 190 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA59B?: The complementary color is #9BB4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.