What color is #BEB695?

#BEB695 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB695?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 149: 190 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB695?

The complementary color is #959DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB695 color

#BEB695 rgb(190, 182, 149)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB695 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 58.4% blue (190, 182, 149).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#BEB695 color codes

HEX	`#BEB695`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.92, -2.58, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.92, 18.04, 98.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.388, 46.574, 35.132)`
Decimal	`12498581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB695, 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 #BEB695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #BEB695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb695; }
.text { color: #beb695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb695, #b2be95); }

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Questions

What color is #BEB695?: #BEB695 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB695?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 149: 190 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB695?: The complementary color is #959DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.