What color is #BECD9B?

#BECD9B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECD9B?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 155: 190 red, 205 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECD9B?

The complementary color is #AA9BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECD9B color

#BECD9B rgb(190, 205, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECD9B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 60.8% blue (190, 205, 155).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#BECD9B color codes

HEX	`#BECD9B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -13.64, 23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 26.96, 120.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.982, 56.976, 39.421)`
Decimal	`12504475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECD9B, 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 #BECD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #BECD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becd9b; }
.text { color: #becd9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becd9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becd9b, #a5cd9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BECD9B?: #BECD9B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECD9B?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 155: 190 red, 205 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECD9B?: The complementary color is #AA9BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.