What color is #BEAF6E?

#BEAF6E 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 #BEAF6E?

The RGB value is 190, 175, 110: 190 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAF6E?

The complementary color is #6E7DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAF6E?

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.

#BEAF6E color

#BEAF6E rgb(190, 175, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAF6E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.6% green and 43.1% blue (190, 175, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEAF6E color codes

HEX	`#BEAF6E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 175, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -3.86, 35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 35.44, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.381, 42.734, 20.923)`
Decimal	`12496750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAF6E, 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 #BEAF6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAF6E 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 #BEAF6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaf6e; }
.text { color: #beaf6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaf6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 175 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaf6e, #a5be6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEAF6E?: #BEAF6E 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 #BEAF6E?: The RGB value is 190, 175, 110: 190 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAF6E?: The complementary color is #6E7DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAF6E?: 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.