What color is #BEAB5D?

#BEAB5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAB5D?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 93: 190 red, 171 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAB5D?

The complementary color is #5D70BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAB5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAB5D color

#BEAB5D rgb(190, 171, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAB5D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 36.5% blue (190, 171, 93).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 51% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#BEAB5D color codes

HEX	`#BEAB5D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 51%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, -3.42, 42.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 42.46, 94.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.775, 40.865, 16.252)`
Decimal	`12495709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAB5D, 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 #BEAB5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAB5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #BEAB5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beab5d; }
.text { color: #beab5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beab5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beab5d, #a1be5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEAB5D?: #BEAB5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAB5D?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 93: 190 red, 171 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAB5D?: The complementary color is #5D70BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAB5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.