What color is #BEB5AD?

#BEB5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5AD?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 173: 190 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5AD?

The complementary color is #ADB6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5AD color

#BEB5AD rgb(190, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB5AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (190, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#BEB5AD color codes

HEX	`#BEB5AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, 1.78, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 5.51, 71.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.301, 47.013, 46.215)`
Decimal	`12498349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5AD, 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 #BEB5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #BEB5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5ad; }
.text { color: #beb5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5ad, #bebdad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEB5AD?: #BEB5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5AD?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 173: 190 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5AD?: The complementary color is #ADB6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.