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#BEB360 Color

#BEB360 is rgb(190, 179, 96) in RGB, hsl(53, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 49%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB360
HEX#BEB360
RGBrgb(190, 179, 96)
HSLhsl(53, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(53, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 49%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.106 101.8)
LABlab(72.55% -4.21 43.43)
LCHlch(72.55% 43.63 95.54)

What #BEB360 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 #BEB360, 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.

#BEB360 Channel Values

How #BEB360 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 179 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 49% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB360 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEB360 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEB360

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB360; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEB360

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEB360.

How #BEB360 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#BEB360
Protanopia#B5B560
Protanomaly#B9B460
Deuteranopia#B7B75F
Deuteranomaly#BAB560
Tritanopia#C5ABAB
Tritanomaly#C2AE93
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB360 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb360: #BEB360;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB360;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb360': '#BEB360' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.702, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_beb360">#BEB360</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB360"

More Yellow Colors

#BEB360 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB360 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB360?

#BEB360 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 179, 96) in RGB and hsl(53, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #BEB360?

#BEB360 is rgb(190, 179, 96) — red 190, green 179, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB360?

#BEB360 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 49%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB360 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB360 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB360 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB360 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.58, which is very hard to tell apart.

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