What color is #BEAA7D?

#BEAA7D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAA7D?

The RGB value is 190, 170, 125: 190 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAA7D?

The complementary color is #7D91BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAA7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAA7D color

#BEAA7D rgb(190, 170, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAA7D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.7% green and 49% blue (190, 170, 125).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#BEAA7D color codes

HEX	`#BEAA7D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 170, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, 0.55, 25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 25.88, 88.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.312, 41.179, 25.276)`
Decimal	`12495485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAA7D, 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 #BEAA7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAA7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #BEAA7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaa7d; }
.text { color: #beaa7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaa7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 170 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaa7d, #b2be7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEAA7D?: #BEAA7D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAA7D?: The RGB value is 190, 170, 125: 190 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAA7D?: The complementary color is #7D91BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAA7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.