What color is #BEBD9C?

#BEBD9C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBD9C?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 156: 190 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBD9C?

The complementary color is #9C9DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBD9C color

#BEBD9C rgb(190, 189, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBD9C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 61.2% blue (190, 189, 156).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BEBD9C color codes

HEX	`#BEBD9C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, -5.23, 16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 17.64, 107.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.433, 49.743, 38.654)`
Decimal	`12500380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBD9C, 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 #BEBD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BEBD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebd9c; }
.text { color: #bebd9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebd9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebd9c, #aebe9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEBD9C?: #BEBD9C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBD9C?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 156: 190 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBD9C?: The complementary color is #9C9DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.