Colour
#BEAE69
- #BEAE69
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BEAE69 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 174, 105 and HSL 49°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BEAE69#BEAE69
HEX#BEAE69
RGBrgb(190, 174, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6824, 0.4118
RGB percentages74.5%, 68.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(48.7, 39.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 44.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 44.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,496,489
CSS custom property--colour: #BEAE69;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#415196
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6979BE
Analogous#BE8369, #A4BE69
Triadic#69BEAE, #AE69BE
Split complementary#69A3BE, #8469BE
Tetradic#69BE83, #6979BE, #BE69A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G174
B105
Red190 (74.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue48.71°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G AE · B 69
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