What color is #BEB9AA?

#BEB9AA 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 #BEB9AA?

The RGB value is 190, 185, 170: 190 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB9AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB9AA color

#BEB9AA rgb(190, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB9AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (190, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 71% 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#BEB9AA color codes

HEX	`#BEB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, -0.87, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 8.28, 96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.839, 48.548, 44.978)`
Decimal	`12499370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB9AA, 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 #BEB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #BEB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb9aa; }
.text { color: #beb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb9aa, #b9beaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEB9AA?: #BEB9AA 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 #BEB9AA?: The RGB value is 190, 185, 170: 190 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB9AA?: The complementary color is #AAAFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.