What color is #BEB68F?

#BEB68F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB68F?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 143: 190 red, 182 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB68F?

The complementary color is #8F97BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB68F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB68F color

#BEB68F rgb(190, 182, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB68F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 56.1% blue (190, 182, 143).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#BEB68F color codes

HEX	`#BEB68F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, -3.45, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 21.2, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.921, 46.387, 32.674)`
Decimal	`12498575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB68F, 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 #BEB68F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB68F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #BEB68F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb68f; }
.text { color: #beb68f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb68f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb68f, #afbe8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEB68F?: #BEB68F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB68F?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 143: 190 red, 182 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB68F?: The complementary color is #8F97BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB68F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.