What color is #BEC38C?

#BEC38C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC38C?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 140: 190 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC38C?

The complementary color is #918CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC38C color

#BEC38C rgb(190, 195, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC38C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 54.9% blue (190, 195, 140).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#BEC38C color codes

HEX	`#BEC38C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -10.65, 27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 29.16, 111.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.484, 51.871, 32.422)`
Decimal	`12501900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC38C, 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 #BEC38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #BEC38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec38c; }
.text { color: #bec38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec38c, #a3c38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC38C?: #BEC38C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC38C?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 140: 190 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC38C?: The complementary color is #918CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.