What color is #BEB799?

#BEB799 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 #BEB799?

The RGB value is 190, 183, 153: 190 red, 183 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB799?

The complementary color is #99A0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB799 color

#BEB799 rgb(190, 183, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BEB799 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.8% green and 60% blue (190, 183, 153).

Its hue angle is 49°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#BEB799 color codes

HEX	`#BEB799`
RGB	`rgb(190, 183, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -2.52, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 16.37, 98.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.918, 47.115, 36.911)`
Decimal	`12498841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB799, 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 #BEB799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #BEB799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb799; }
.text { color: #beb799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 183 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb799, #b3be99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEB799?: #BEB799 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 #BEB799?: The RGB value is 190, 183, 153: 190 red, 183 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB799?: The complementary color is #99A0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.