What color is #BEAD9D?

#BEAD9D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAD9D?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 157: 190 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAD9D?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEAD9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAD9D color

#BEAD9D rgb(190, 173, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAD9D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 61.6% blue (190, 173, 157).

Its hue angle is 29°, 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 Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#BEAD9D color codes

HEX	`#BEAD9D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, 3.46, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 11, 71.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.264, 43.27, 38.017)`
Decimal	`12496285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAD9D, 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 #BEAD9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAD9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #BEAD9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bead9d; }
.text { color: #bead9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bead9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bead9d, #bebe9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEAD9D?: #BEAD9D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAD9D?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 157: 190 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAD9D?: The complementary color is #9DAEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAD9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.