What color is #BEBFA6?

#BEBFA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBFA6?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 166: 190 red, 191 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFA6?

The complementary color is #A7A6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFA6 color

#BEBFA6 rgb(190, 191, 166)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEBFA6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 65.1% blue (190, 191, 166).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BEBFA6 color codes

HEX	`#BEBFA6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, -4.7, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 13.37, 110.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.748, 50.962, 43.443)`
Decimal	`12500902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFA6, 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 #BEBFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BEBFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfa6; }
.text { color: #bebfa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfa6, #b2bfa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEBFA6?: #BEBFA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBFA6?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 166: 190 red, 191 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFA6?: The complementary color is #A7A6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.