#BEAFB9

Accessibility

AAA

10.02:1

Vs white / black

2.1:1 · 10.02:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#beafb9

RGB

rgb(190, 175, 185)

RGBA

rgba(190, 175, 185, 1)

HSL

hsl(320, 10%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(320, 10%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(320, 8%, 75%)

LAB

lab(72.96% 7.15 -3.15)

LCH

lch(72.96% 7.81 336.22)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7696 0.0203 -0.0083)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7696 0.0219 337.76)

XYZ

xyz(45.32, 45.11, 52.21)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 25%)

CSS

color: #beafb9;

CSS variable

--color-beafb9: #beafb9;

SCSS

$color-beafb9: #beafb9;

JavaScript

const color = "#beafb9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#beafb9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#beafb9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#beafb9", "rgb": { "r": 190, "g": 175, "b": 185 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7696 0.0219 337.76)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#beafb9-1: #beafb9;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 8.33 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 8.13 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 7.69 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.7 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0fa 100f1e3ed 200decfd9 300c7b9c2 400ab9da6 5008f818b 600786c74 70061555d 8004b4047 900362b33 95021171e

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf8f9 f4f2f3 efebee e9e4e8 e4dee2 dfd7dc d9d0d6 d4cad0 cec3cb c9bcc5 c3b6bf beafb9 aea0aa 9e929a 8f838b 7f757b 6f666c 5f585d 4f494d 3f3a3e 302c2e 201d1f 100f0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf8f9 f4f2f3 efebee e9e4e8 e4dee2 dfd7dc d9d0d6 d4cad0 cec3cb c9bcc5 c3b6bf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

aea0aa 9e929a 8f838b 7f757b 6f666c 5f585d 4f494d 3f3a3e 302c2e 201d1f 100f0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b9abb4 b4a7b0 afa3ab a99fa6 a49ba1 9f989d 9a9498 959093 908c8e 8a888a 858485

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BEAFB9Stop 1 #B0BFB5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BCB0BFStop 1 #BEAFB9Stop 2 #BFB0B3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BEAFB9Stop 1 #BABFB0Stop 2 #B0BABFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BEAFB9Stop 1 #B3BFB0Stop 2 #B0BFBCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#382E35Stop 1 #62505CStop 2 #8C7384Stop 3 #AF9DA9Stop 4 #D1C7CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #beafb9 works

#BEAFB9 (#beafb9) sits in the pink family at about 320° hue, 10% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 2.1:1 on white and 10.02:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #beafb9 as small body text on white — 2.1:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Thistle#D8BFD8 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Grey 400#BDBDBD DarkGray#A9A9A9 Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC

Where #beafb9 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #beafb9 as small body text on white — 2.1:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.