What color is #BEBFA8?

#BEBFA8 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 #BEBFA8?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 168: 190 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFA8?

The complementary color is #A9A8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFA8 color

#BEBFA8 rgb(190, 191, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBFA8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 65.9% blue (190, 191, 168).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BEBFA8 color codes

HEX	`#BEBFA8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, -4.37, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 12.3, 110.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.933, 51.036, 44.417)`
Decimal	`12500904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFA8, 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 #BEBFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BEBFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfa8; }
.text { color: #bebfa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfa8, #b3bfa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEBFA8?: #BEBFA8 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 #BEBFA8?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 168: 190 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFA8?: The complementary color is #A9A8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.