What color is #BEC49F?

#BEC49F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC49F?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 159: 190 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC49F?

The complementary color is #A59FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC49F color

#BEC49F rgb(190, 196, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC49F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 62.4% blue (190, 196, 159).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BEC49F color codes

HEX	`#BEC49F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -8.42, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 19.8, 115.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.233, 52.93, 40.522)`
Decimal	`12502175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC49F, 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 #BEC49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BEC49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec49f; }
.text { color: #bec49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec49f, #acc49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC49F?: #BEC49F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC49F?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 159: 190 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC49F?: The complementary color is #A59FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.