What color is #BEB5A5?

#BEB5A5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5A5?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 165: 190 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5A5?

The complementary color is #A5AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5A5 color

#BEB5A5 rgb(190, 181, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB5A5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 64.7% blue (190, 181, 165).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#BEB5A5 color codes

HEX	`#BEB5A5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, 0.44, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 9.3, 87.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.55, 46.712, 42.259)`
Decimal	`12498341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5A5, 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 #BEB5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #BEB5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5a5; }
.text { color: #beb5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5a5, #bbbea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEB5A5?: #BEB5A5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5A5?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 165: 190 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5A5?: The complementary color is #A5AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.