What color is #BEC2A4?

#BEC2A4 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 #BEC2A4?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 164: 190 red, 194 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2A4?

The complementary color is #A8A4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2A4?

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.

#BEC2A4 color

#BEC2A4 rgb(190, 194, 164)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC2A4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 64.3% blue (190, 194, 164).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEC2A4 color codes

HEX	`#BEC2A4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, -6.59, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 16.06, 114.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.227, 52.211, 42.705)`
Decimal	`12501668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2A4, 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 #BEC2A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2A4 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 #BEC2A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2a4; }
.text { color: #bec2a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2a4, #afc2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC2A4?: #BEC2A4 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 #BEC2A4?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 164: 190 red, 194 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2A4?: The complementary color is #A8A4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2A4?: 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.