What color is #BEB483?

#BEB483 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB483?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 131: 190 red, 180 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB483?

The complementary color is #838DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB483 color

#BEB483 rgb(190, 180, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB483 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 51.4% blue (190, 180, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BEB483 color codes

HEX	`#BEB483`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -4.02, 26.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 26.64, 98.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.654, 45.229, 28.004)`
Decimal	`12498051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB483, 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 #BEB483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BEB483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb483; }
.text { color: #beb483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb483, #abbe83); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB483?: #BEB483 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB483?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 131: 190 red, 180 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB483?: The complementary color is #838DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.