What color is #BED8A5?

#BED8A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED8A5?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 165: 190 red, 216 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8A5?

The complementary color is #BFA5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8A5 color

#BED8A5 rgb(190, 216, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED8A5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 64.7% blue (190, 216, 165).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 40% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#BED8A5 color codes

HEX	`#BED8A5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 40%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.32, -17.66, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.32, 28.48, 128.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.582, 62.775, 44.937)`
Decimal	`12507301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8A5, 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 #BED8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #BED8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8a5; }
.text { color: #bed8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8a5, #a5d8a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED8A5?: #BED8A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED8A5?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 165: 190 red, 216 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8A5?: The complementary color is #BFA5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.