What color is #BEB498?

#BEB498 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB498?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 152: 190 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB498?

The complementary color is #98A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB498 color

#BEB498 rgb(190, 180, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB498 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 59.6% blue (190, 180, 152).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#BEB498 color codes

HEX	`#BEB498`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -1.07, 15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 15.62, 93.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.224, 45.857, 36.274)`
Decimal	`12498072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB498, 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 #BEB498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #BEB498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb498; }
.text { color: #beb498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb498, #b5be98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB498?: #BEB498 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB498?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 152: 190 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB498?: The complementary color is #98A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.