What color is #BEC2A3?

#BEC2A3 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 #BEC2A3?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 163: 190 red, 194 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2A3?

The complementary color is #A7A3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2A3 color

#BEC2A3 rgb(190, 194, 163)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC2A3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 63.9% blue (190, 194, 163).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#BEC2A3 color codes

HEX	`#BEC2A3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, -6.75, 15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 16.59, 114.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.137, 52.175, 42.231)`
Decimal	`12501667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2A3, 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 #BEC2A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #BEC2A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2a3; }
.text { color: #bec2a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2a3, #afc2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC2A3?: #BEC2A3 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 #BEC2A3?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 163: 190 red, 194 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2A3?: The complementary color is #A7A3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.