What color is #BEA88D?

#BEA88D is a light, desaturated orange known as Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA88D?

The RGB value is 190, 168, 141: 190 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA88D?

The complementary color is #8DA3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA88D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA88D color

#BEA88D rgb(190, 168, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEA88D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.9% green and 55.3% blue (190, 168, 141).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

This exact color is also called Coffee Diva.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#BEA88D color codes

HEX	`#BEA88D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 168, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, 3.76, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 17.31, 77.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.046, 40.877, 30.975)`
Decimal	`12494989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA88D, 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 #BEA88D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA88D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #BEA88D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea88d; }
.text { color: #bea88d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea88d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 168 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea88d, #bcbe8d); }

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Questions

What color is #BEA88D?: #BEA88D is a light, desaturated orange known as Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA88D?: The RGB value is 190, 168, 141: 190 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA88D?: The complementary color is #8DA3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA88D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.