What color is #BECCAA?

#BECCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCAA?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 170: 190 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCAA?

The complementary color is #B8AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCAA color

#BECCAA rgb(190, 204, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 66.7% blue (190, 204, 170).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#BECCAA color codes

HEX	`#BECCAA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.2, -10.8, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.2, 18.78, 125.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.083, 57.035, 46.393)`
Decimal	`12504234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCAA, 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 #BECCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #BECCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccaa; }
.text { color: #beccaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccaa, #adccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BECCAA?: #BECCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCAA?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 170: 190 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCAA?: The complementary color is #B8AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.