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#BEA56A Color

#BEA56A is rgb(190, 165, 106) in RGB, hsl(42, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA56A
HEX#BEA56A
RGBrgb(190, 165, 106)
HSLhsl(42, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(42, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.083 87.4)
LABlab(68.97% 3.53 34.06)
LCHlch(68.97% 34.24 84.08)

What #BEA56A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEA56A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BEA56A Channel Values

How #BEA56A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 165 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 44% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA56A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEA56A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA56A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BEA56A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #BEA56A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEA56A
Protanopia#AAAA6A
Protanomaly#B2A86A
Deuteranopia#AEAE69
Deuteranomaly#B4AA69
Tritanopia#C39F9F
Tritanomaly#C1A18D
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #BEA56A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bea56a: #BEA56A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA56A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea56a': '#BEA56A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.647, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_bea56a">#BEA56A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA56A"

More Yellow Colors

#BEA56A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEA56A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA56A?

#BEA56A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 165, 106) in RGB and hsl(42, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #BEA56A?

#BEA56A is rgb(190, 165, 106) — red 190, green 165, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA56A?

#BEA56A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA56A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA56A scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA56A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA56A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.81, which is visibly different.

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