What color is #BECA7E?

#BECA7E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECA7E?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 126: 190 red, 202 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECA7E?

The complementary color is #8A7ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECA7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECA7E color

#BECA7E rgb(190, 202, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECA7E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 49.4% blue (190, 202, 126).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 42% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini Noodles (#C8D07F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BECA7E color codes

HEX	`#BECA7E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 42%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 38%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.87, -15.99, 36.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.87, 39.93, 113.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.122, 54.695, 27.862)`
Decimal	`12503678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECA7E, 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 #BECA7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECA7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BECA7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beca7e; }
.text { color: #beca7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beca7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beca7e, #98ca7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BECA7E?: #BECA7E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECA7E?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 126: 190 red, 202 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECA7E?: The complementary color is #8A7ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECA7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.