What color is #BEB46F?

#BEB46F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB46F?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 111: 190 red, 180 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB46F?

The complementary color is #6F79BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB46F?

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.

#BEB46F color

#BEB46F rgb(190, 180, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB46F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 43.5% blue (190, 180, 111).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEB46F color codes

HEX	`#BEB46F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.72, -6.39, 36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.72, 36.98, 99.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.427, 44.739, 21.542)`
Decimal	`12498031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB46F, 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 #BEB46F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB46F 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 #BEB46F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb46f; }
.text { color: #beb46f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb46f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb46f, #a1be6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEB46F?: #BEB46F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB46F?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 111: 190 red, 180 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB46F?: The complementary color is #6F79BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB46F?: 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.