What color is #BEBAAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEBAAA?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 170: 190 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBAAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBAAA color

#BEBAAA rgb(190, 186, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 66.7% blue (190, 186, 170).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#BEBAAA color codes

HEX	`#BEBAAA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, -1.4, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 8.72, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.049, 48.968, 45.048)`
Decimal	`12499626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBAAA, 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 #BEBAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #BEBAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebaaa; }
.text { color: #bebaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebaaa, #b8beaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEBAAA?: #BEBAAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBAAA?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 170: 190 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBAAA?: The complementary color is #AAAEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.