What color is #BEBB9F?

#BEBB9F 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 #BEBB9F?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 159: 190 red, 187 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBB9F?

The complementary color is #9FA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBB9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBB9F color

#BEBB9F rgb(190, 187, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBB9F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 62.4% blue (190, 187, 159).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#BEBB9F color codes

HEX	`#BEBB9F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, -3.71, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 15.05, 104.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.263, 48.992, 39.866)`
Decimal	`12499871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBB9F, 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 #BEBB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBB9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #BEBB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebb9f; }
.text { color: #bebb9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebb9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebb9f, #b2be9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEBB9F?: #BEBB9F 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 #BEBB9F?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 159: 190 red, 187 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBB9F?: The complementary color is #9FA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBB9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.