What color is #BEB649?

#BEB649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB649?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 73: 190 red, 182 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB649?

The complementary color is #4951BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB649?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB649 color

#BEB649 rgb(190, 182, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB649 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 28.6% blue (190, 182, 73).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 47% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#BEB649 color codes

HEX	`#BEB649`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 47%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, -10.75, 54.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 55.94, 101.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.167, 44.885, 12.903)`
Decimal	`12498505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB649, 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 #BEB649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #BEB649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb649; }
.text { color: #beb649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb649, #8bbe49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB649?: #BEB649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB649?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 73: 190 red, 182 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB649?: The complementary color is #4951BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB649?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.