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#BEB46F Color

#BEB46F is rgb(190, 180, 111) in RGB, hsl(52, 38%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB46F
HEX#BEB46F
RGBrgb(190, 180, 111)
HSLhsl(52, 38%, 59%)
HSVhsv(52, 42%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.09 101.1)
LABlab(72.98% -3.62 36.47)
LCHlch(72.98% 36.65 95.67)

What #BEB46F 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 #BEB46F, 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.

#BEB46F Channel Values

How #BEB46F 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 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 38% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 42% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 42% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB46F 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEB46F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB46F; 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 #BEB46F

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 #BEB46F.

How #BEB46F 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#BEB46F
Protanopia#B6B66F
Protanomaly#B9B56F
Deuteranopia#B7B76E
Deuteranomaly#BAB66F
Tritanopia#C4ADAD
Tritanomaly#C2B098
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB46F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb46f: #BEB46F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB46F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb46f': '#BEB46F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.706, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_beb46f">#BEB46F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB46F"

More Yellow Colors

#BEB46F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB46F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB46F?

#BEB46F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 180, 111) in RGB and hsl(52, 38%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #BEB46F?

#BEB46F is rgb(190, 180, 111) — red 190, green 180, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB46F?

#BEB46F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB46F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB46F scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB46F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB46F 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 3.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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