What color is #BEA775?

#BEA775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA775?

The RGB value is 190, 167, 117: 190 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA775?

The complementary color is #758CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA775 color

#BEA775 rgb(190, 167, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA775 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.5% green and 45.9% blue (190, 167, 117).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 36% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 38% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#BEA775 color codes

HEX	`#BEA775`
RGB	`rgb(190, 167, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 36%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 38%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, 1.19, 28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 28.97, 87.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.266, 39.87, 22.506)`
Decimal	`12494709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA775, 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 #BEA775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #BEA775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea775; }
.text { color: #bea775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 167 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea775, #b1be75); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA775?: #BEA775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA775?: The RGB value is 190, 167, 117: 190 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA775?: The complementary color is #758CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.