What color is #BEB69A?

#BEB69A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB69A?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 154: 190 red, 182 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB69A?

The complementary color is #9AA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB69A color

#BEB69A rgb(190, 182, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB69A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 60.4% blue (190, 182, 154).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#BEB69A color codes

HEX	`#BEB69A`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -1.83, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 15.4, 96.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.796, 46.737, 37.28)`
Decimal	`12498586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB69A, 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 #BEB69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #BEB69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb69a; }
.text { color: #beb69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb69a, #b4be9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB69A?: #BEB69A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB69A?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 154: 190 red, 182 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB69A?: The complementary color is #9AA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.