What color is #BEC0A6?

#BEC0A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0A6?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 166: 190 red, 192 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0A6?

The complementary color is #A8A6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0A6 color

#BEC0A6 rgb(190, 192, 166)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC0A6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 65.1% blue (190, 192, 166).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#BEC0A6 color codes

HEX	`#BEC0A6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -5.22, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 13.91, 112.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.967, 51.4, 43.516)`
Decimal	`12501158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0A6, 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 #BEC0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #BEC0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0a6; }
.text { color: #bec0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0a6, #b1c0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC0A6?: #BEC0A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0A6?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 166: 190 red, 192 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0A6?: The complementary color is #A8A6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.