Recognised as Colour
#BEBA8D
- #BEBA8D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BEBA8D is a yellow with RGB values 190, 186, 141 and HSL 55°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BEBA8D#BEBA8D
HEX#BEBA8D
RGBrgb(190, 186, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7294, 0.5529
RGB percentages74.5%, 72.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(55.1, 27.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 25.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 25.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,499,597
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBA8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#414572
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D91BE
Analogous#BEA28D, #AABE8D
Triadic#8DBEBA, #BA8DBE
Split complementary#8DAABE, #A28DBE
Tetradic#8DBEA2, #8D91BE, #BE8DAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G186
B141
Red190 (74.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue55.1°
Saturation (HSL)27.37%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G BA · B 8D
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