What color is #BEB99B?

#BEB99B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB99B?

The RGB value is 190, 185, 155: 190 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB99B?

The complementary color is #9BA0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB99B color

#BEB99B rgb(190, 185, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEB99B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.5% green and 60.8% blue (190, 185, 155).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% 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 10.6:1).

#BEB99B color codes

HEX	`#BEB99B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 185, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, -3.27, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 16.22, 101.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.5, 48.012, 37.927)`
Decimal	`12499355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB99B, 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 #BEB99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BEB99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb99b; }
.text { color: #beb99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 185 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb99b, #b2be9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEB99B?: #BEB99B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB99B?: The RGB value is 190, 185, 155: 190 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB99B?: The complementary color is #9BA0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.