What color is #BEB1AA?

#BEB1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB1AA?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 170: 190 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB1AA?

The complementary color is #AAB7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB1AA color

#BEB1AA rgb(190, 177, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB1AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 66.7% blue (190, 177, 170).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#BEB1AA color codes

HEX	`#BEB1AA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, 3.42, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 6.26, 56.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.212, 45.294, 44.436)`
Decimal	`12497322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB1AA, 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 #BEB1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #BEB1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb1aa; }
.text { color: #beb1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb1aa, #bebbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEB1AA?: #BEB1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB1AA?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 170: 190 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB1AA?: The complementary color is #AAB7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.