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#BEB283 closest to Nettle

#BEB283 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Nettle. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.8% green and 51.4% blue (rgb(190, 178, 131)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 31% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black. #BEB283 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.89:1.

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Variations of #BEB283

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BEB283 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BEB283 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEB283 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFB485
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB080
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB181
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFB485
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEB384
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7ABA6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1AF94
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B2A8

#BEB283 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#BEB283 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.89:1 Very good#BEB283 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEB283 in CSS

/* Nettle */
.color { color: #BEB283; }
.background { background-color: #BEB283; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEB283; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 178 131);
color: hsl(48 31% 63%);
color: oklch(0.762 0.065 95.5);

#BEB283 FAQ

What color is #BEB283?

#BEB283 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Nettle. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BEB283?

#BEB283 is rgb(190, 178, 131) in RGB, hsl(48, 31%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEB283?

The complementary color of #BEB283 is #838FBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEB283?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEB283: 9.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEB283 a warm or cool color?

#BEB283 is a warm color.