What color is #BEB057?

#BEB057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB057?

The RGB value is 190, 176, 87: 190 red, 176 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB057?

The complementary color is #5765BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB057 color

#BEB057 rgb(190, 176, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB057 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69% green and 34.1% blue (190, 176, 87).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 44% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#BEB057 color codes

HEX	`#BEB057`
RGB	`rgb(190, 176, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 44%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, -6.58, 46.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 47.24, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.482, 42.687, 15.227)`
Decimal	`12496983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB057, 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 #BEB057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #BEB057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb057; }
.text { color: #beb057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 176 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb057, #99be57); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB057?: #BEB057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB057?: The RGB value is 190, 176, 87: 190 red, 176 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB057?: The complementary color is #5765BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.