What color is #BEBE55?

#BEBE55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBE55?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 85: 190 red, 190 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBE55?

The complementary color is #5555BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBE55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBE55 color

#BEBE55 rgb(190, 190, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEBE55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 33.3% blue (190, 190, 85).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 45% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#BEBE55 color codes

HEX	`#BEBE55`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 45%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 55%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 55%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -13.98, 52.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 53.88, 105.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.289, 48.431, 15.766)`
Decimal	`12500565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBE55, 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 #BEBE55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBE55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #BEBE55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebe55; }
.text { color: #bebe55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebe55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebe55, #8abe55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEBE55?: #BEBE55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBE55?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 85: 190 red, 190 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBE55?: The complementary color is #5555BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBE55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.