What color is #BEB189?

#BEB189 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB189?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 137: 190 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB189?

The complementary color is #8996BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB189 color

#BEB189 rgb(190, 177, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB189 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 53.7% blue (190, 177, 137).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#BEB189 color codes

HEX	`#BEB189`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, -1.63, 22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 22.25, 94.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.473, 44.199, 30.009)`
Decimal	`12497289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB189, 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 #BEB189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #BEB189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb189; }
.text { color: #beb189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb189, #b1be89); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB189?: #BEB189 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB189?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 137: 190 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB189?: The complementary color is #8996BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.