What color is #BEBD95?

#BEBD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBD95?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 149: 190 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBD95?

The complementary color is #9596BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBD95 color

#BEBD95 rgb(190, 189, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBD95 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 58.4% blue (190, 189, 149).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#BEBD95 color codes

HEX	`#BEBD95`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -6.27, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 21.35, 107.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.857, 49.513, 35.622)`
Decimal	`12500373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBD95, 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 #BEBD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #BEBD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebd95; }
.text { color: #bebd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebd95, #abbe95); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBD95?: #BEBD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBD95?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 149: 190 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBD95?: The complementary color is #9596BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.