What color is #BEBA9E?

#BEBA9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBA9E?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 158: 190 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBA9E?

The complementary color is #9EA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBA9E?

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.

#BEBA9E color

#BEBA9E rgb(190, 186, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBA9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (190, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEBA9E color codes

HEX	`#BEBA9E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -3.34, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 15.1, 102.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.965, 48.534, 39.34)`
Decimal	`12499614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBA9E, 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 #BEBA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBA9E 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 #BEBA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beba9e; }
.text { color: #beba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beba9e, #b2be9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEBA9E?: #BEBA9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBA9E?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 158: 190 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBA9E?: The complementary color is #9EA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBA9E?: 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.