What color is #BEB19B?

#BEB19B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB19B?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 155: 190 red, 177 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB19B?

The complementary color is #9BA8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB19B color

#BEB19B rgb(190, 177, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB19B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 60.8% blue (190, 177, 155).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#BEB19B color codes

HEX	`#BEB19B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, 0.99, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 12.98, 85.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.874, 44.759, 37.385)`
Decimal	`12497307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB19B, 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 #BEB19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #BEB19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb19b; }
.text { color: #beb19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb19b, #babe9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEB19B?: #BEB19B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB19B?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 155: 190 red, 177 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB19B?: The complementary color is #9BA8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.