What color is #BEAC9D?

#BEAC9D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAC9D?

The RGB value is 190, 172, 157: 190 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAC9D?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEAC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAC9D color

#BEAC9D rgb(190, 172, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAC9D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.5% green and 61.6% blue (190, 172, 157).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#BEAC9D color codes

HEX	`#BEAC9D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 172, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, 4, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 10.84, 68.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.073, 42.887, 37.954)`
Decimal	`12496029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAC9D, 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 #BEAC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #BEAC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beac9d; }
.text { color: #beac9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beac9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 172 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beac9d, #bebd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAC9D?: #BEAC9D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAC9D?: The RGB value is 190, 172, 157: 190 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAC9D?: The complementary color is #9DAFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.