What color is #BEC080?

#BEC080 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC080?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 128: 190 red, 192 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC080?

The complementary color is #8280C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC080 color

#BEC080 rgb(190, 192, 128)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BEC080 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 50.2% blue (190, 192, 128).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BEC080 color codes

HEX	`#BEC080`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -10.66, 32.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 33.81, 108.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.981, 50.206, 27.792)`
Decimal	`12501120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC080, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEC080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEC080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec080; }
.text { color: #bec080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec080, #9ec080); }

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Questions

What color is #BEC080?: #BEC080 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC080?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 128: 190 red, 192 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC080?: The complementary color is #8280C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.