What color is #BEBCAA?

#BEBCAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCAA?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 170: 190 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCAA color

#BEBCAA rgb(190, 188, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (190, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#BEBCAA color codes

HEX	`#BEBCAA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, -2.46, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 9.68, 104.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.473, 49.816, 45.19)`
Decimal	`12500138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCAA, 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 #BEBCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #BEBCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcaa; }
.text { color: #bebcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcaa, #b6beaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEBCAA?: #BEBCAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCAA?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 170: 190 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCAA?: The complementary color is #AAACBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.