What color is #BEBC82?

#BEBC82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBC82?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 130: 190 red, 188 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBC82?

The complementary color is #8284BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBC82?

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.

#BEBC82 color

#BEBC82 rgb(190, 188, 130)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBC82 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 51% blue (190, 188, 130).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEBC82 color codes

HEX	`#BEBC82`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -8.34, 29.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 30.82, 105.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.248, 48.526, 28.203)`
Decimal	`12500098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBC82, 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 #BEBC82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBC82 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 #BEBC82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebc82; }
.text { color: #bebc82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebc82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebc82, #a2be82); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBC82?: #BEBC82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBC82?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 130: 190 red, 188 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBC82?: The complementary color is #8284BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBC82?: 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.