What color is #BEBBA1?

#BEBBA1 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 #BEBBA1?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 161: 190 red, 187 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBBA1?

The complementary color is #A1A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBBA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBBA1 color

#BEBBA1 rgb(190, 187, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBBA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 63.1% blue (190, 187, 161).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% 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 10.81:1).

#BEBBA1 color codes

HEX	`#BEBBA1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -3.39, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 13.99, 104.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.438, 49.061, 40.787)`
Decimal	`12499873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBBA1, 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 #BEBBA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBBA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #BEBBA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebba1; }
.text { color: #bebba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebba1, #b3bea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEBBA1?: #BEBBA1 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 #BEBBA1?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 161: 190 red, 187 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBBA1?: The complementary color is #A1A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBBA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.