What color is #BEA99C?

#BEA99C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA99C?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 156: 190 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA99C?

The complementary color is #9CB1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA99C color

#BEA99C rgb(190, 169, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA99C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 61.2% blue (190, 169, 156).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#BEA99C color codes

HEX	`#BEA99C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 5.47, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 10.95, 60.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.424, 41.724, 37.318)`
Decimal	`12495260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA99C, 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 #BEA99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #BEA99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea99c; }
.text { color: #bea99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea99c, #beba9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA99C?: #BEA99C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA99C?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 156: 190 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA99C?: The complementary color is #9CB1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.