What color is #BEA791?

#BEA791 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA791?

The RGB value is 190, 167, 145: 190 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA791?

The complementary color is #91A8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA791 color

#BEA791 rgb(190, 167, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA791 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.5% green and 56.9% blue (190, 167, 145).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#BEA791 color codes

HEX	`#BEA791`
RGB	`rgb(190, 167, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, 4.88, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 15.26, 71.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.165, 40.63, 32.509)`
Decimal	`12494737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA791, 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 #BEA791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #BEA791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea791; }
.text { color: #bea791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 167 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea791, #bebd91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BEA791?: #BEA791 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA791?: The RGB value is 190, 167, 145: 190 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA791?: The complementary color is #91A8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.