What color is #BEBE96?

#BEBE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBE96?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 150: 190 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBE96?

The complementary color is #9696BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBE96 color

#BEBE96 rgb(190, 190, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEBE96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 58.8% blue (190, 190, 150).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#BEBE96 color codes

HEX	`#BEBE96`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.05, -6.65, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.05, 21.33, 108.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.153, 49.977, 36.116)`
Decimal	`12500630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBE96, 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 #BEBE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #BEBE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebe96; }
.text { color: #bebe96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebe96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebe96, #aabe96); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBE96?: #BEBE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBE96?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 150: 190 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBE96?: The complementary color is #9696BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.