What color is #BEBEAE?

#BEBEAE 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 #BEBEAE?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 174: 190 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBEAE color

#BEBEAE rgb(190, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (190, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BEBEAE color codes

HEX	`#BEBEAE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -2.84, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 8.57, 109.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.288, 50.83, 47.356)`
Decimal	`12500654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBEAE, 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 #BEBEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BEBEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebeae; }
.text { color: #bebeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebeae, #b6beae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEBEAE?: #BEBEAE 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 #BEBEAE?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 174: 190 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBEAE?: The complementary color is #AEAEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.