What color is #BEC1A9?

#BEC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1A9?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 169: 190 red, 193 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC1A9?

The complementary color is #ACA9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1A9 color

#BEC1A9 rgb(190, 193, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 66.3% blue (190, 193, 169).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#BEC1A9 color codes

HEX	`#BEC1A9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, -5.26, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 12.87, 114.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.466, 51.952, 45.056)`
Decimal	`12501417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1A9, 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 #BEC1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #BEC1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1a9; }
.text { color: #bec1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1a9, #b2c1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC1A9?: #BEC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC1A9?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 169: 190 red, 193 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1A9?: The complementary color is #ACA9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.