What color is #BEB179?

#BEB179 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB179?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 121: 190 red, 177 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB179?

The complementary color is #7986BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB179 color

#BEB179 rgb(190, 177, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB179 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 47.5% blue (190, 177, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BEB179 color codes

HEX	`#BEB179`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.08, -3.67, 30.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.08, 30.59, 96.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.409, 43.773, 24.406)`
Decimal	`12497273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB179, 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 #BEB179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BEB179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb179; }
.text { color: #beb179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb179, #a9be79); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB179?: #BEB179 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB179?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 121: 190 red, 177 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB179?: The complementary color is #7986BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.