What color is #BEAE67?

#BEAE67 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 #BEAE67?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 103: 190 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAE67?

The complementary color is #6777BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAE67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAE67 color

#BEAE67 rgb(190, 174, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAE67 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 40.4% blue (190, 174, 103).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#BEAE67 color codes

HEX	`#BEAE67`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -4.06, 38.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 38.6, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.82, 42.2, 18.93)`
Decimal	`12496487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAE67, 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 #BEAE67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAE67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #BEAE67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beae67; }
.text { color: #beae67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beae67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beae67, #a3be67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEAE67?: #BEAE67 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 #BEAE67?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 103: 190 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAE67?: The complementary color is #6777BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAE67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.