What color is #BEBB91?

#BEBB91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBB91?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 145: 190 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBB91?

The complementary color is #9194BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBB91?

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.

#BEBB91 color

#BEBB91 rgb(190, 187, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBB91 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 56.9% blue (190, 187, 145).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEBB91 color codes

HEX	`#BEBB91`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -5.8, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 22.48, 104.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.116, 48.533, 33.826)`
Decimal	`12499857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBB91, 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 #BEBB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBB91 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 #BEBB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebb91; }
.text { color: #bebb91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebb91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebb91, #abbe91); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBB91?: #BEBB91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBB91?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 145: 190 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBB91?: The complementary color is #9194BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBB91?: 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.