What color is #BEB680?

#BEB680 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB680?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 128: 190 red, 182 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB680?

The complementary color is #8088BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB680 color

#BEB680 rgb(190, 182, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB680 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 50.2% blue (190, 182, 128).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#BEB680 color codes

HEX	`#BEB680`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -5.45, 28.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 29.08, 100.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.86, 45.963, 27.084)`
Decimal	`12498560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB680, 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 #BEB680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #BEB680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb680; }
.text { color: #beb680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb680, #a7be80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEB680?: #BEB680 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB680?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 128: 190 red, 182 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB680?: The complementary color is #8088BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.