What color is #BEB690?

#BEB690 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 #BEB690?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 144: 190 red, 182 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB690?

The complementary color is #9098BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB690?

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.

#BEB690 color

#BEB690 rgb(190, 182, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB690 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 56.5% blue (190, 182, 144).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEB690 color codes

HEX	`#BEB690`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -3.31, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 20.68, 99.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.997, 46.417, 33.075)`
Decimal	`12498576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB690, 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 #BEB690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB690 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 #BEB690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb690; }
.text { color: #beb690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb690, #afbe90); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB690?: #BEB690 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 #BEB690?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 144: 190 red, 182 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB690?: The complementary color is #9098BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB690?: 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.