What color is #BED07B?

#BED07B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED07B?

The RGB value is 190, 208, 123: 190 red, 208 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED07B?

The complementary color is #8D7BD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED07B color

#BED07B rgb(190, 208, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED07B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.6% green and 48.2% blue (190, 208, 123).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#BED07B color codes

HEX	`#BED07B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 208, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 41%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -19.34, 40.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 44.55, 115.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.366, 57.489, 27.336)`
Decimal	`12505211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED07B, 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 #BED07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #BED07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed07b; }
.text { color: #bed07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 208 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed07b, #94d07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BED07B?: #BED07B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED07B?: The RGB value is 190, 208, 123: 190 red, 208 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED07B?: The complementary color is #8D7BD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.