What color is #BEBCAB?

#BEBCAB 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 #BEBCAB?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 171: 190 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCAB color

#BEBCAB rgb(190, 188, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 67.1% blue (190, 188, 171).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#BEBCAB color codes

HEX	`#BEBCAB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, -2.29, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 9.14, 104.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.568, 49.854, 45.69)`
Decimal	`12500139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCAB, 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 #BEBCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BEBCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcab; }
.text { color: #bebcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcab, #b6beab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEBCAB?: #BEBCAB 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 #BEBCAB?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 171: 190 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCAB?: The complementary color is #ABADBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.