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#BEB2AC Color

#BEB2AC is rgb(190, 178, 172) in RGB, hsl(20, 12%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB2AC
HEX#BEB2AC
RGBrgb(190, 178, 172)
HSLhsl(20, 12%, 71%)
HSVhsv(20, 9%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.016 48.5)
LABlab(73.46% 3.65 4.69)
LCHlch(73.46% 5.95 52.13)

What #BEB2AC 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 #BEB2AC, 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 orange in the library.

#BEB2AC Channel Values

How #BEB2AC 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 178 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 12% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 9% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 9% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB2AC 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEB2AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB2AC; 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 #BEB2AC

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEB2AC.

How #BEB2AC 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#BEB2AC
Protanopia#B4B4AC
Protanomaly#B8B3AC
Deuteranopia#B6B6AC
Deuteranomaly#B9B4AC
Tritanopia#BFB1B1
Tritanomaly#BEB2AF
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #BEB2AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb2ac: #BEB2AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB2AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb2ac': '#BEB2AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.698, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_beb2ac">#BEB2AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB2AC"

More Orange Colors

#BEB2AC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB2AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB2AC?

#BEB2AC is a light orange — rgb(190, 178, 172) in RGB and hsl(20, 12%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #BEB2AC?

#BEB2AC is rgb(190, 178, 172) — red 190, green 178, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB2AC?

#BEB2AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB2AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB2AC scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB2AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB2AC 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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