What color is #BEABA4?

#BEABA4 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 #BEABA4?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 164: 190 red, 171 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEABA4?

The complementary color is #A4B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEABA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEABA4 color

#BEABA4 rgb(190, 171, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEABA4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 64.3% blue (190, 171, 164).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#BEABA4 color codes

HEX	`#BEABA4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, 5.67, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 8.32, 47.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.499, 42.754, 41.128)`
Decimal	`12495780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEABA4, 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 #BEABA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEABA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #BEABA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaba4; }
.text { color: #beaba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaba4, #beb8a4); }

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Questions

What color is #BEABA4?: #BEABA4 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 #BEABA4?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 164: 190 red, 171 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEABA4?: The complementary color is #A4B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEABA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.