What color is #BEC39C?

#BEC39C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC39C?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 156: 190 red, 195 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC39C?

The complementary color is #A19CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC39C color

#BEC39C rgb(190, 195, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEC39C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 61.2% blue (190, 195, 156).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BEC39C color codes

HEX	`#BEC39C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, -8.36, 19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 20.82, 113.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.751, 52.378, 39.093)`
Decimal	`12501916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC39C, 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 #BEC39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BEC39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec39c; }
.text { color: #bec39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec39c, #abc39c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC39C?: #BEC39C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC39C?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 156: 190 red, 195 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC39C?: The complementary color is #A19CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.