What color is #BEBB97?

#BEBB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBB97?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 151: 190 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBB97?

The complementary color is #979ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBB97 color

#BEBB97 rgb(190, 187, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBB97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (190, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#BEBB97 color codes

HEX	`#BEBB97`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -4.93, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 19.3, 104.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.591, 48.723, 36.328)`
Decimal	`12499863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBB97, 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 #BEBB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #BEBB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebb97; }
.text { color: #bebb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebb97, #aebe97); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBB97?: #BEBB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBB97?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 151: 190 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBB97?: The complementary color is #979ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.