What color is #BEC49B?

#BEC49B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC49B?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 155: 190 red, 196 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC49B?

The complementary color is #A19BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC49B color

#BEC49B rgb(190, 196, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC49B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 60.8% blue (190, 196, 155).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#BEC49B color codes

HEX	`#BEC49B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -9.03, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 21.89, 114.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.891, 52.794, 38.724)`
Decimal	`12502171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC49B, 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 #BEC49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #BEC49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec49b; }
.text { color: #bec49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec49b, #aac49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC49B?: #BEC49B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC49B?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 155: 190 red, 196 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC49B?: The complementary color is #A19BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.