What color is #BEC0AD?

#BEC0AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0AD?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 173: 190 red, 192 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0AD?

The complementary color is #AFADC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0AD color

#BEC0AD rgb(190, 192, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 67.8% blue (190, 192, 173).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#BEC0AD color codes

HEX	`#BEC0AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, -4.07, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 10.19, 113.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.627, 51.664, 46.99)`
Decimal	`12501165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0AD, 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 #BEC0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #BEC0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0ad; }
.text { color: #bec0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0ad, #b4c0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC0AD?: #BEC0AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0AD?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 173: 190 red, 192 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0AD?: The complementary color is #AFADC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.