What color is #BEB596?

#BEB596 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB596?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 150: 190 red, 181 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB596?

The complementary color is #969FBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB596 color

#BEB596 rgb(190, 181, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB596 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 58.8% blue (190, 181, 150).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#BEB596 color codes

HEX	`#BEB596`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -1.9, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 17.08, 96.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.264, 46.198, 35.486)`
Decimal	`12498326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB596, 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 #BEB596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #BEB596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb596; }
.text { color: #beb596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb596, #b3be96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB596?: #BEB596 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB596?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 150: 190 red, 181 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB596?: The complementary color is #969FBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.