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#BEB69D Color

#BEB69D is rgb(190, 182, 157) in RGB, hsl(45, 20%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB69D
HEX#BEB69D
RGBrgb(190, 182, 157)
HSLhsl(45, 20%, 68%)
HSVhsv(45, 17%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.036 92.3)
LABlab(74.21% -0.18 13.85)
LCHlch(74.21% 13.85 90.72)

What #BEB69D 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 #BEB69D, 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.

#BEB69D Channel Values

How #BEB69D 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 182 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 20% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 17% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB69D 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEB69D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB69D; 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 #BEB69D

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 #BEB69D.

How #BEB69D 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#BEB69D
Protanopia#B7B79D
Protanomaly#BAB79D
Deuteranopia#B9B99D
Deuteranomaly#BBB89D
Tritanopia#C1B3B3
Tritanomaly#C0B4AB
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB69D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb69d: #BEB69D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB69D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb69d': '#BEB69D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.714, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_beb69d">#BEB69D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB69D"

More Yellow Colors

#BEB69D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB69D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB69D?

#BEB69D is a light yellow — rgb(190, 182, 157) in RGB and hsl(45, 20%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #BEB69D?

#BEB69D is rgb(190, 182, 157) — red 190, green 182, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB69D?

#BEB69D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB69D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB69D scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB69D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB69D 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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