What color is #BEBAA5?

#BEBAA5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBAA5?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 165: 190 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBAA5?

The complementary color is #A5A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBAA5 color

#BEBAA5 rgb(190, 186, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBAA5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 64.7% blue (190, 186, 165).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BEBAA5 color codes

HEX	`#BEBAA5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -2.22, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 11.38, 101.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.585, 48.782, 42.604)`
Decimal	`12499621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBAA5, 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 #BEBAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BEBAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebaa5; }
.text { color: #bebaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebaa5, #b5bea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEBAA5?: #BEBAA5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBAA5?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 165: 190 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBAA5?: The complementary color is #A5A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.