What color is #BEB8A9?

#BEB8A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB8A9?

The RGB value is 190, 184, 169: 190 red, 184 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB8A9?

The complementary color is #A9AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB8A9 color

#BEB8A9 rgb(190, 184, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB8A9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.2% green and 66.3% blue (190, 184, 169).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Techno Taupe (#BFB9AA), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#BEB8A9 color codes

HEX	`#BEB8A9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 184, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -0.5, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 8.39, 93.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.536, 48.093, 44.412)`
Decimal	`12499113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB8A9, 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 #BEB8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #BEB8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb8a9; }
.text { color: #beb8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 184 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb8a9, #babea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEB8A9?: #BEB8A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB8A9?: The RGB value is 190, 184, 169: 190 red, 184 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB8A9?: The complementary color is #A9AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.