What color is #BEBA81?

#BEBA81 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBA81?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 129: 190 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBA81?

The complementary color is #8185BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBA81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBA81 color

#BEBA81 rgb(190, 186, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEBA81 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 50.6% blue (190, 186, 129).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#BEBA81 color codes

HEX	`#BEBA81`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, -7.42, 29.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 30.39, 104.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.757, 47.651, 27.71)`
Decimal	`12499585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBA81, 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 #BEBA81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBA81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #BEBA81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beba81; }
.text { color: #beba81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beba81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beba81, #a3be81); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBA81?: #BEBA81 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBA81?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 129: 190 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBA81?: The complementary color is #8185BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBA81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.