What color is #BEB17B?

#BEB17B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB17B?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 123: 190 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB17B?

The complementary color is #7B88BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB17B color

#BEB17B rgb(190, 177, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB17B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 48.2% blue (190, 177, 123).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#BEB17B color codes

HEX	`#BEB17B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, -3.43, 29.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 29.55, 96.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.533, 43.823, 25.059)`
Decimal	`12497275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB17B, 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 #BEB17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #BEB17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb17b; }
.text { color: #beb17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb17b, #aabe7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEB17B?: #BEB17B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB17B?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 123: 190 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB17B?: The complementary color is #7B88BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.