What color is #BED2A9?

#BED2A9 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 #BED2A9?

The RGB value is 190, 210, 169: 190 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED2A9?

The complementary color is #BDA9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED2A9 color

#BED2A9 rgb(190, 210, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED2A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82.4% green and 66.3% blue (190, 210, 169).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#BED2A9 color codes

HEX	`#BED2A9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 210, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.79, -14.02, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.79, 22.91, 127.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.442, 59.905, 46.381)`
Decimal	`12505769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED2A9, 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 #BED2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #BED2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed2a9; }
.text { color: #bed2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 210 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed2a9, #aad2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED2A9?: #BED2A9 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 #BED2A9?: The RGB value is 190, 210, 169: 190 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED2A9?: The complementary color is #BDA9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.