What color is #BEBDA9?

#BEBDA9 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 #BEBDA9?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 169: 190 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBDA9?

The complementary color is #A9AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBDA9 color

#BEBDA9 rgb(190, 189, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBDA9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 66.3% blue (190, 189, 169).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 70% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BEBDA9 color codes

HEX	`#BEBDA9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -3.15, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 10.72, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.593, 50.207, 44.765)`
Decimal	`12500393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBDA9, 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 #BEBDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #BEBDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebda9; }
.text { color: #bebda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebda9, #b4bea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEBDA9?: #BEBDA9 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 #BEBDA9?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 169: 190 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBDA9?: The complementary color is #A9AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.