What color is #BEB48D?

#BEB48D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB48D?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 141: 190 red, 180 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB48D?

The complementary color is #8D97BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB48D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB48D color

#BEB48D rgb(190, 180, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB48D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 55.3% blue (190, 180, 141).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#BEB48D color codes

HEX	`#BEB48D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -2.67, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 21.39, 97.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.364, 45.514, 31.747)`
Decimal	`12498061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB48D, 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 #BEB48D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB48D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #BEB48D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb48d; }
.text { color: #beb48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb48d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb48d, #b0be8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEB48D?: #BEB48D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB48D?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 141: 190 red, 180 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB48D?: The complementary color is #8D97BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB48D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.