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#BEB446 Color

#BEB446 is rgb(190, 180, 70) in RGB, hsl(55, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 63%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB446
HEX#BEB446
RGBrgb(190, 180, 70)
HSLhsl(55, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(55, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 63%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.13 104.1)
LABlab(72.59% -6.17 55.38)
LCHlch(72.59% 55.72 96.36)

What #BEB446 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 #BEB446, 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.

#BEB446 Channel Values

How #BEB446 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 180 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 63% · 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 #BEB446 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

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Colors That Go With #BEB446

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB446; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BEB446

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 #BEB446.

How #BEB446 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#BEB446
Protanopia#B6B646
Protanomaly#B9B546
Deuteranopia#B7B745
Deuteranomaly#BAB645
Tritanopia#C6ABAB
Tritanomaly#C3AF8E
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB446 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb446: #BEB446;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB446;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb446': '#BEB446' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.706, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_beb446">#BEB446</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB446"

More Yellow Colors

#BEB446 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB446 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB446?

#BEB446 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 180, 70) in RGB and hsl(55, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #BEB446?

#BEB446 is rgb(190, 180, 70) — red 190, green 180, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB446?

#BEB446 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 63%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB446 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB446 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 #BEB446 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB446 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 16.14, which is visibly different.

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