What color is #BEB69F?

#BEB69F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB69F?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 159: 190 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB69F?

The complementary color is #9FA7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB69F color

#BEB69F rgb(190, 182, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB69F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 62.4% blue (190, 182, 159).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#BEB69F color codes

HEX	`#BEB69F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -1.06, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 12.78, 94.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.221, 46.907, 39.519)`
Decimal	`12498591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB69F, 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 #BEB69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #BEB69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb69f; }
.text { color: #beb69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb69f, #b7be9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BEB69F?: #BEB69F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB69F?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 159: 190 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB69F?: The complementary color is #9FA7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.