What color is #BEAD5B?

#BEAD5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAD5B?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 91: 190 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAD5B?

The complementary color is #5B6CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAD5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAD5B color

#BEAD5B rgb(190, 173, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAD5B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 35.7% blue (190, 173, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#BEAD5B color codes

HEX	`#BEAD5B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -4.66, 43.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 44.18, 96.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.068, 41.591, 15.918)`
Decimal	`12496219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAD5B, 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 #BEAD5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAD5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #BEAD5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bead5b; }
.text { color: #bead5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bead5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bead5b, #9ebe5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAD5B?: #BEAD5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAD5B?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 91: 190 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAD5B?: The complementary color is #5B6CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAD5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.