Colour
#BEB9A7
- #BEB9A7
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BEB9A7 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 185, 167 and HSL 47°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEB9A7#BEB9A7
HEX#BEB9A7
RGBrgb(190, 185, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7255, 0.6549
RGB percentages74.5%, 72.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(47, 15%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 12.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 12.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,499,367
CSS custom property--colour: #BEB9A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#414658
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7ACBE
Analogous#BEADA7, #B8BEA7
Triadic#A7BEB9, #B9A7BE
Split complementary#A7B8BE, #ADA7BE
Tetradic#A7BEAD, #A7ACBE, #BEA7B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G185
B167
Red190 (74.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G B9 · B A7
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