What color is #BEBE89?

#BEBE89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBE89?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 137: 190 red, 190 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBE89?

The complementary color is #8989BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBE89 color

#BEBE89 rgb(190, 190, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBE89 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 53.7% blue (190, 190, 137).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BEBE89 color codes

HEX	`#BEBE89`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.81, -8.47, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.81, 28.16, 107.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.164, 49.581, 30.906)`
Decimal	`12500617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBE89, 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 #BEBE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BEBE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebe89; }
.text { color: #bebe89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebe89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebe89, #a3be89); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBE89?: #BEBE89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBE89?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 137: 190 red, 190 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBE89?: The complementary color is #8989BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.