What color is #BEB63C?

#BEB63C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB63C?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 60: 190 red, 182 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB63C?

The complementary color is #3C44BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB63C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB63C color

#BEB63C rgb(190, 182, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB63C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 23.5% blue (190, 182, 60).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 68% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#BEB63C color codes

HEX	`#BEB63C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 68%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 68%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, -11.54, 60.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 61.29, 100.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.78, 44.731, 10.865)`
Decimal	`12498492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB63C, 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 #BEB63C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB63C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #BEB63C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb63c; }
.text { color: #beb63c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb63c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb63c, #85be3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB63C?: #BEB63C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB63C?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 60: 190 red, 182 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB63C?: The complementary color is #3C44BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB63C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.