What color is #BEAF8C?

#BEAF8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAF8C?

The RGB value is 190, 175, 140: 190 red, 175 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAF8C?

The complementary color is #8C9BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAF8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAF8C color

#BEAF8C rgb(190, 175, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEAF8C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.6% green and 54.9% blue (190, 175, 140).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#BEAF8C color codes

HEX	`#BEAF8C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 175, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, -0.15, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 19.93, 90.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.299, 43.502, 31.027)`
Decimal	`12496780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAF8C, 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 #BEAF8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAF8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #BEAF8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaf8c; }
.text { color: #beaf8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaf8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 175 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaf8c, #b4be8c); }

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Questions

What color is #BEAF8C?: #BEAF8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAF8C?: The RGB value is 190, 175, 140: 190 red, 175 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAF8C?: The complementary color is #8C9BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAF8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.