What color is #BEC19B?

#BEC19B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC19B?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 155: 190 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC19B?

The complementary color is #9E9BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC19B color

#BEC19B rgb(190, 193, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC19B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 60.8% blue (190, 193, 155).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BEC19B color codes

HEX	`#BEC19B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, -7.47, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 20.26, 111.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.221, 51.454, 38.501)`
Decimal	`12501403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC19B, 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 #BEC19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BEC19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec19b; }
.text { color: #bec19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec19b, #abc19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC19B?: #BEC19B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC19B?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 155: 190 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC19B?: The complementary color is #9E9BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.