What color is #BEC37A?

#BEC37A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC37A?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 122: 190 red, 195 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC37A?

The complementary color is #7F7AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC37A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC37A color

#BEC37A rgb(190, 195, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC37A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 47.8% blue (190, 195, 122).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#BEC37A color codes

HEX	`#BEC37A`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.91, -12.92, 36.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.91, 38.36, 109.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.264, 51.383, 25.995)`
Decimal	`12501882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC37A, 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 #BEC37A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC37A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #BEC37A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec37a; }
.text { color: #bec37a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec37a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec37a, #9ac37a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC37A?: #BEC37A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC37A?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 122: 190 red, 195 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC37A?: The complementary color is #7F7AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC37A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.