What color is #BEA684?

#BEA684 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA684?

The RGB value is 190, 166, 132: 190 red, 166 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA684?

The complementary color is #849CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA684 color

#BEA684 rgb(190, 166, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA684 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green and 51.8% blue (190, 166, 132).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#BEA684 color codes

HEX	`#BEA684`
RGB	`rgb(190, 166, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, 3.61, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 21.16, 80.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.037, 39.887, 27.468)`
Decimal	`12494468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA684, 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 #BEA684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #BEA684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea684; }
.text { color: #bea684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 166 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea684, #b9be84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEA684?: #BEA684 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA684?: The RGB value is 190, 166, 132: 190 red, 166 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA684?: The complementary color is #849CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.