What color is #BEB17D?

#BEB17D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB17D?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 125: 190 red, 177 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB17D?

The complementary color is #7D8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB17D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB17D color

#BEB17D rgb(190, 177, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB17D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 49% blue (190, 177, 125).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#BEB17D color codes

HEX	`#BEB17D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.14, -3.19, 28.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.14, 28.51, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.66, 43.873, 25.725)`
Decimal	`12497277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB17D, 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 #BEB17D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB17D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #BEB17D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb17d; }
.text { color: #beb17d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb17d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb17d, #abbe7d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEB17D?: #BEB17D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB17D?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 125: 190 red, 177 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB17D?: The complementary color is #7D8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB17D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.