What color is #BEA65C?

#BEA65C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA65C?

The RGB value is 190, 166, 92: 190 red, 166 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA65C?

The complementary color is #5C74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA65C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA65C color

#BEA65C rgb(190, 166, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA65C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green and 36.1% blue (190, 166, 92).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Desert (#CCAD60), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#BEA65C color codes

HEX	`#BEA65C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 166, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, -0.85, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 41.22, 91.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.805, 38.994, 15.711)`
Decimal	`12494428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA65C, 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 #BEA65C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA65C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #BEA65C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea65c; }
.text { color: #bea65c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea65c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 166 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea65c, #a5be5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #BEA65C?: #BEA65C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA65C?: The RGB value is 190, 166, 92: 190 red, 166 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA65C?: The complementary color is #5C74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA65C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.